The Greatest Advantage of Incorporating Computer Modeling into the Study

question 38

Multiple Choice

The greatest advantage of incorporating computer modeling into the study of a cognitive phenomenon is that

• A)this approach best demonstrates the limitations of information processing in natural cognition.
• B)computers can analyze a larger amount of data than can real brains.
• C)the function of computer models is directly equivalent to brain function.
• D)this technique can generate explicit,testable theories of natural cognition.

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Definitions:

Reciprocal Determinism

Bandura’s explanation of how the factors of environment, personal characteristics, and behavior can interact to determine future behavior.

Locus of Control

The tendency for people to assume that they either have control or do not have control over events and consequences in their lives.

Reciprocal Determinism

A concept in psychology, proposed by Albert Bandura, that human behavior is influenced by personal factors, the environment, and behavior itself, all of which influence each other reciprocally.

External Expectancies

Beliefs or anticipations about the outcomes of one's behaviors that are influenced by environmental or societal factors.