In Many Experiments,participants Have Been Shown Nonword Letter Strings,presented Very

question 68

Multiple Choice

In many experiments,participants have been shown nonword letter strings,presented very briefly.When asked to identify these strings,participants tend to make specific kinds of errors.How would these errors be best described?

• A)They are unable to identify any letters if the string is a nonword.
• B)They identify many of the letters correctly but tend to incorrectly identify the vowels.
• C)They tend to misidentify strange letter combinations as more-common letter combinations.
• D)They misidentify more-common letter combinations as less-common letter pairs.

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Definitions:

Insight Learning

A cognitive process in which a problem is suddenly understood or solved without the need for trial-and-error.

Free Play

Unstructured, voluntary play that allows children to develop their imagination, creativity, and decision-making skills through spontaneous activities.

Higher Order Conditioning

A classical conditioning process where a conditioned stimulus is paired with a new neutral stimulus, creating a second (often weaker) conditioned stimulus.

Response Generalization

The process by which a conditioned response starts occurring in response to stimuli that are similar but not identical to the original conditioned stimulus.