Regarding Wilding and Valentine's Research on Exceptional Memory, Which of the Following

question 213

Multiple Choice

Regarding Wilding and Valentine's research on exceptional memory, which of the following was NOT a finding of their research?

• A)Many of the contestants actively used memory strategies, including mnemonics.
• B)Specialized interests or knowledge helped participants on some tasks.
• C)On tasks in which the use of learned strategies was prevented, no participant was able to excel on these memory tasks.
• D)Wilding and Valentine concluded that exceptional memory may be based on either natural ability or learned strategies, but usually requires both.

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Definitions:

Stereotypes

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Associative Networks

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Content-Free Schemas

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Exemplary Prototypes

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