A Seed Company Would Like to Produce a High-Yield Variety

question 3

Multiple Choice

A seed company would like to produce a high-yield variety of corn. In order to do this, they should:

• A)cross-breed corn plants with beneficial traits.
• B)ensure that the original seeds do not mix with other varieties.
• C)instruct the farmers not to fertilize the seeds after plantation.
• D)select seeds varieties that will have slim stalks and grow to be very tall.

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Definitions:

Priming

A psychological phenomenon whereby exposure to one stimulus influences the response to another stimulus, often without conscious guidance.

Spreading Activation

A theory in cognitive science explaining how information is retrieved in the human mind, suggesting that ideas in memory are connected and accessing one idea triggers the retrieval of related ideas.

Von Restorff Effect

A psychological phenomenon that occurs when an item that stands out from a group is more likely to be remembered than others.

Spreading Activation

A mechanism in neural networks where the activation of one node leads to the subsequent activation of related nodes, facilitating information retrieval.