Michael Howe Found That Autistic Savants All Had One Thing

question 74

Multiple Choice

Michael Howe found that autistic savants all had one thing in common that lead to their remarkable abilities. Their motivation for their memory abilities initiated from what kind of motivation?

• A) extrinsic
• B) incentive
• C) intrinsic
• D) exceptional

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Definitions:

Incoming Information

Data or facts received or perceived, often requiring processing or analysis.

Parallel Processing

The ability of the brain to simultaneously process incoming stimuli of differing quality, a fundamental mechanism of the nervous system.

Remembered Event

An event from the past that is recalled from memory, which can be subject to biases and alterations over time.

Encoding

The process of converting information into a form that can be stored in memory.