Which model of memory is hierarchical in nature?
a. network
b. production system
c. schema
d. connectionist
Ques. 2Which is the best example of parallel processing?
a. talking on the cell phone while driving
b. pulling over in a car to make a phone call
c. use the cell phone speed dial
d. driving
Ques. 3Which model of memory is modeled closely on brain physiology?
a. network
b. production system
c. schema
d. connectionist
Ques. 4Robert Reich proposed a new division of the labor market. Workers concerned with complex
problem solving, especially in symbolic form, are called:
a. white collar workers.
b. systems technicians.
c. symbolic analysts.
d. information brokers.
Ques. 5What combination of factors most strongly implies that the U.S. workforce might not be
sufficiently competitive in a global economy that rewards innovation and problem solving?
a. the upcoming baby boom and the increases in college attendance
b. increases in bottle-feeding and the failure of U.S. makers of infant formula to fortify their
product with essential fatty acids
c. the decline of personal wealth and the evolution of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms
d. the aging of the workforce and decline of fluid intelligence over the lifespan
Ques. 6Knowing when to use a specific strategy is an example of
a. declarative knowledge
b. procedural knowledge
c. conditional knowledge
d. implicit knowledge
Ques. 7The importance of the positive manifold is that it showed evidence for:
a. the contribution of intelligence to a variety of real-life problems.
b. the independent and uncorrelated nature of mental abilities.
c. the existence of general mental ability.
d. the distinct contributions of intelligence and creativity to success.
Ques. 8Recognition, recall, and reconstruction are all examples of
a. encoding
b. storage
c. retrieval
d. all of the above
Ques. 9One educational implication of levels of processing research is that students remember
better when they
a. memorize information
b. elaborate information
c. visualize information
d. rehearse information
Ques. 10A teacher who prompts students to ask questions of each other about content they've
read or heard is using the technique of
a. mnemonics
b. metacognition
c. proactive interference
d. guided questioning
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