A research subject is asked to find all the capital letters in a page of text from a novel. The subject begins the search by looking at the beginning of every sentence
This situation illustrates the influence of which of the following on visual search?
a) Top-down processin
b) Automatic processing
c) Vigilance
d) Priming
A
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Chase and Simon's research compared memory of chess masters and beginners for the position of game pieces on sample chess boards. They found that the chess master remembered positions better when the arrangement of the pieces was consistent with a real game but not when the pieces were randomly placed. The significance of this finding was that
a. experts show larger primacy and recency effects than beginners. b. knowledge in an area of expertise increases a person's digit span. c. expertise with some material reduces susceptibility to proactive interference with that material. d. chunking requires knowledge of familiar patterns or concepts
Larry works long hours at work and when he comes home, his children behave as if he is a stranger. Bronfenbrenner would say that Larry's work system affecting his home system would be covered under which system?
a. microsystem b. mesosystem c. exosystem d. macrosystem