Briefly describe partial activation, including some discussion of its effects
What will be an ideal response?
A memory node is activated, and its information comes to conscious awareness. Meanwhile, a partial activation spreads to nodes related to the original one; the closer and stronger the relation between nodes, the greater the spread of activation. Partial activation makes it easier for related areas to come all the way to consciousness to be fully activated.
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Applications of Eysenck's Theory
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Contemporary researchers investigating the zone of proximal development concept have found that children working together generally work at a higher level of skill than children working alone, but only when _____________________
a. one collaborator is more advanced in the particular domain b. the collaborators have the same level of skill in the particular domain c. they are all introduced to the project at the same time d. the collaborators all have the same amount of prior knowledge of the project