If a computer program behaves as humans do,
including making the same errors, then the program may be a good model of how we think. Thus, when a computer acts as a "laboratory" for testing models of cognition, it is referred to as a
a. modular system.
b. symbiotic model.
c. novice system.
d. computer simulation.
ANSWER: d
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a. The sample included only people from fewer than 100 families in Pittsburgh. b. Only households with pre-existing Internet connections were included in the study. New users were excluded. c. Participants' social involvement and psychological well-being were measured entirely by self-report measures. d. Changes in the behavior of the subjects were small.
Rules of thumb that do not guarantee a solution, but are often useful in solving a range of problems are
known as a. encoding processes. c. means-ends analysis. b. decoding processes. d. heuristics.