During an Exam,Joe Found That He Could Look at Questions

question 338

Multiple Choice

During an exam,Joe found that he could look at questions and know the meaning of acronyms such as PET,MRI,fMRI,PET,and ERP.Although he found it difficult to encode the spelling of each word because that surpassed his 7 ± 2 working memory capacity,he knew the meaning of each letter.This example illustrates which method used to expand working memory capacity?

• A) spelling
• B) temporal overload
• C) chunking
• D) episodic buffer

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Definitions:

Observational Learning

A learning process through observing the behavior of others and the outcomes of those behaviors.

Phobic Behaviors

Actions or reactions that are excessively fearful or anxious about specific objects, situations, or activities, leading to avoidance behavior.

Aversive Stimuli

An unpleasant or harmful stimulus used to reduce or eliminate undesirable behaviors by associating them with negative outcomes.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus, foundational to behaviorist psychology.