One Finding That Supports the Idea That Information in Working

question 43

Multiple Choice

One finding that supports the idea that information in working memory is represented by an acoustic (auditory) code rather than a semantic (meaning-based) code is that when participants are given a list of words to learn and then are immediately tested for recall, performance is ______ when the list contains items that are similar in _______.

• A)worse; meaning
• B)better; meaning
• C)worse; sound
• D)better; sound

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Definitions:

Dietary Fiber

Indigestible parts of plant foods that aid in digestion by helping to keep the digestive system healthy and move food through the gut.

Colon Cancer

A type of cancer that occurs in the colon or rectum, characterized by the uncontrolled growth of cells in the large intestine.

Bolus

A chewed mass of food ready to be swallowed, formed in the mouth during the process of eating.

Chyme

The semi-fluid mass of partly digested food that is expelled by the stomach into the duodenum.