If Asked to Move Your Leg, This Response Takes Longer

question 38

Multiple Choice

If asked to move your leg, this response takes longer to complete than if you move your leg in response to what feels like a spider crawling on it. When you respond to the imaginary spider, this response

• A) is reflexive and does not need to be processed deeply to be performed.
• B) is planned and requires deeper processing to be performed.
• C) is unpredictable and requires deeper processing to be performed.
• D) is reflexive and requires deeper processing to be performed.
• E) is planned and does not need to be processed deeply to be performed.

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Definitions:

Iconic Memory

The visual sensory memory register pertaining to the visual domain and a fast-decaying store of visual information.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, allowing the retention of impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended.

Working Memory

A mental system of restricted capability accountable for momentarily retaining data for processing purposes.

Overextension

A language development error wherein a child applies a word too broadly to objects that do not fit the word's meaning.