Regarding Automatic Processing, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 135

Multiple Choice

Regarding automatic processing, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Automatic processing involves fast, fairly effortless thinking based on experience with similar problems.
• B) Automatic processing frees up "space" in short-term memory, making it easier to work on the problem.
• C) When a pattern is recognized by the chess expert, the most desirable tactic comes to mind almost immediately, which illustrates how automatic processing works.
• D) Automatic processing allows numerous trial-and-error strategies to be simultaneously evaluated.

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Understand and describe implicit attitudes and the ways they are measured.

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Explain the jigsaw classroom technique and its significance in reducing hostility and fostering cooperative learning.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A response that is acquired due to the association of a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus, leading to a conditioned reaction.

Behavioral Contrast

A phenomenon where the rate of response to a stimulus changes when the conditions of reinforcement for another stimulus are altered.

Eyeblink Conditioning

When a conditioned stimulus (CS) becomes able to elicit a conditioned eyeblink as a result of being paired with a puff of air or a brief electrical shock below the eye.

Extinction Procedure

A process in conditioning where a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears when the conditioned stimulus is presented without the unconditioned stimulus.