Bransford and Johnson's Study Had Participants Hear a Passage, Which

question 15

Multiple Choice

Bransford and Johnson's study had participants hear a passage, which turned out to be about a man on the street serenading his girlfriend in a tall building. The wording of the passage made it difficult to understand, but looking at a picture made it easier to understand. The results of this study illustrated the importance of ___________ in forming reliable long-term memories.

• A) implicit memory
• B) organizational context
• C) reconsolidation
• D) imagery

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Definitions:

Environmental Input

Information or stimuli received from one's surroundings, which can influence development and behavior.

Mental Modules

Hypothetical structures in the human mind thought to manage specific tasks, reflecting an aspect of evolved psychological functions.

Privileged Domains

Cognitive domains that call on specialized kinds of information, require specifically designated forms of reasoning, and appear to be of evolutionary importance to the human species.

Scientific Theorizing

The process of formulating, testing, and refining theories based on empirical evidence within the scientific method to explain phenomena.