The Parallel Distributed Processing Approach to Memory Accounts for the Way

question 80

Multiple Choice

The parallel distributed processing approach to memory accounts for the way people make default assignments. If you were to make a default assignment about a woman you do not know very well, you might

• A) assume that she is guilty of a crime, even if she is not.
• B) insist that you heard information about her, even if you did not.
• C) forget relevant information that you actually heard about her.
• D) believe that she is fairly sophisticated, because she comes from a large city.

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