Priming Effects Reveal What About Semantic Memory

question 54

Multiple Choice

Priming effects reveal what about semantic memory?

• A)when it was learned
• B)how it is structured
• C)when a connectionist network has transformed into a semantic network
• D)that there is functionally no end to semantic memory

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Definitions:

US Immediately Follows CS

In classical conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus consistently and immediately follows the conditioned stimulus, establishing an association.

Predictive Signal

An indication or sign that precedes and suggests the probable occurrence of a future event or outcome.

Surprise

An emotional and cognitive response to unexpected events or information.

Classical Conditioning

An acquisition of knowledge approach where two stimuli are regularly coupled; a behavior that at the outset is triggered by the second stimulus becomes, over time, elicited by the first stimulus alone.