Author Question: You know what a computer is, and you also know how to send an email message using a computer. The ... (Read 106 times)

imanialler · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

You know what a computer is, and you also know how to send an email message using a computer. The difference between these two kinds of knowledge can best be characterized as a difference between:

a. explicit vs. implicit memory
b. declarative vs. procedural knowledge
c. things learned through deep vs. shallow processing
d. things learned through the visuospatial sketchpad vs. through the phonological loop

Question 2

Which one of the following best illustrates the word length effect?

a. Linda finds that her attention is drawn more readily to long words (e.g., watermelon) than to short ones (e.g., pear).
b. Macy has a difficult time remembering how to spell hippopotamus and armadillo, even though she can spell other animal names (e.g., dog, bear) quite easily.
c. When words are four or more syllables long, the tendency to mix up the order of consonants (e.g., mispronouncing interpretation as interpetration) increases considerably.
d. Rick has trouble remembering this week's shopping listdetergent, antifreeze, cinnamon, watermelon, margarineeven though he could easily remember a 6-item list (nuts, milk, pears, salt, ham, stamps) last week.