Jess Memorizes a List of Words

question 67

Multiple Choice

Jess memorizes a list of words.One week later,he is asked to write as many of the words as he can recall,but he remembers only a few of the words.Then Jess is asked to fill in the missing letters of word fragments.Some of the words on this task are from the list he had been asked to memorize a week ago,and some are not.Jess fills in the blanks of the words he had seen a week ago faster and more accurately,compared to words that had not been on the list.This study demonstrates the effect of ____.

• A) parallel distributed processing
• B) mnemonic strategies
• C) priming
• D) mental models

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Definitions:

Charles Darwin

A 19th-century British naturalist who developed the theory of natural selection, significantly contributing to the understanding of evolutionary biology.

Gene Mutation

A permanent alteration in the DNA sequence that makes up a gene, which can affect how a gene functions, potentially leading to genetic disorders or variations.

Survival of the Fittest

A concept from evolutionary biology, suggesting that organisms best adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.

Herbert Spencer

A British philosopher and sociologist who contributed to the development of social Darwinism and emphasized the importance of individualism and societal evolution.