One Feature of the Parallel Distributed Processing Approach Is Called

question 52

Multiple Choice

One feature of the parallel distributed processing approach is called spontaneous generalization. Which of the following is an example of this principle?

• A) You can recall a person's complete name more effectively when given a first name than when given a last name.
• B) You decide, based on people whom you know, that people from the Midwest are friendlier than people from New England.
• C) You can find someone's house, even though you were told it was white, rather than pale yellow.
• D) You assign different connection weights to more recently acquired information than to information you acquired long ago.

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