An Advantage of Knowing Some Skills to a Level of Automaticity

question 19

Multiple Choice

An advantage of knowing some skills to a level of automaticity is that automaticity:

• A) Lessens the working memory load for a task involving those skills
• B) Facilitates the development of schemas and scripts for those skills
• C) Facilitates the meaningful learning of those skills
• D) Facilitates the internal organization of those skills

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Definitions:

Ileocecal Sphincter

A valve situated at the junction of the ileum (last part of the small intestine) and the cecum (first part of the large intestine) that controls the flow of digested material.

Lower Esophageal Sphincter

A muscular ring that controls the flow between the esophagus and stomach, preventing reflux.

Anal Sphincter

A muscle that surrounds the anus and controls the release of feces from the digestive tract.

Lesser Omentum

A double layer of peritoneum that extends from the liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach and the beginning of the duodenum.