A Scientist Who Studies the Strategies Involved in Playing a Game

question 111

Multiple Choice

A scientist who studies the strategies involved in playing a game of chess is most likely to follow a(n) ________ approach to psychology.

• A) cognitive
• B) humanistic
• C) behavioristic In
• D) evolutionary
• E) psychoanalytic

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Definitions:

Sensory Memory

Sensory memory refers to the shortest-term element of memory, capable of briefly holding sensory information, such as sights and sounds, before it either decays or is transferred to short-term memory.

Allocate Attention

The process of selecting where to focus mental resources in order to efficiently process information or complete tasks.

Developmentalist

A specialist or researcher focused on the study of how people grow and change over the course of their lives.

Planning

The ability to allocate attentional resources on the basis of goals that one wishes to achieve.