In Explaining Semantic Memory, the Parallel Distributed Processing Approach

question 17

Multiple Choice

In explaining semantic memory, the parallel distributed processing approach

• A) argues that we consider an item's attributes one at a time.
• B) points out that we can often identify an object, even if one of the clues to that object's identification is incorrect.
• C) proposes that human memory is more rigid than previous theories have suggested.
• D) emphasizes that the mind works in a linear fashion, moving from a stimulus to a response.

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