Animals Have Been Found to Use Different Coding Strategies Depending

question 63

Multiple Choice

Animals have been found to use different coding strategies depending on the task demands. For example, at the beginning of a long series of behaviors, an animal would likely use _____, whereas near the end of the series it would likely use _____.

• A)prospective coding; retrospective coding
• B)retrospective coding; prospective coding
• C)reference coding; introspective coding
• D)rehearsal coding; prospective coding

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Definitions:

Overextension

In language development, the application of a word in a broader context than is appropriate, showing a child's developing linguistic capability.

Metalinguistic Awareness

The ability to reflect on and manipulate the structural elements of language.

Psycholinguistic Skills

The cognitive processes that enable humans to acquire, use, comprehend, and produce language.

Linguistic Relativity

The hypothesis that the structure of a language affects its speakers' world view or cognition, often referred to as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.