Frank Is Learning to Understand How the New Computer in His

question 9

Multiple Choice

Frank is learning to understand how the new computer in his office works by comparing it to his previous job as an office assistant, where he typed and filed documents in a law firm. This is most likely an attempt to solve the new problem by using what memory strategy?

• A) Recognition
• B) Simulation
• C) Objectives
• D) Analogy

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Definitions:

Attentional Resources

Cognitive capacity or energy available at a given time for processing information and performing tasks.

Inattentional Blindness

A psychological lack of attention wherein an individual fails to perceive an unexpected stimulus in plain sight.

Working-Memory Capacity

Working-memory capacity is the amount of information that an individual can hold temporarily in a readily accessible state for cognitive tasks.

Executive Functioning

Cognitive processes that include planning, making decisions, implementing strategies, inhibiting inappropriate behaviors, and using working memory to process information.