Lenesa sees a picture of a beach and then later tries to draw the picture from memory. She draws shells on the beach even though the beach in the picture had no shells. Using cognitive psychologists' concept of schema, how could we explain Lenesa's error?
a. Lenesa has a schema for shells but does not have one for beaches.
b. Lenesa has a schema for beaches but does not have one for shells.
c. Lenesa's schema for a typical beach includes shells.
d. Lenesa's schemas of beaches and shells are interfering with each other.
Question 2
Three of the following teachers are following recommended practices for teaching concepts. Which one is not?
a. Mr. Adams teaches the concept fruit by showing examples of many different fruits and many different non-fruits.
b. Mr. Benito teaches the concept reptile by focusing his students' attention on pictures of dinosaursanimals that the students especially enjoy studying.
c. Mr. Carlson teaches the concept vertebrate by giving a definition of the concept.
d. After a lesson on the concept carbohydrate, Mr. Danielson asks his students to give their own examples of the concept.
Memory
Wayne Higby, Lake Powell Memory—Seven Mile Canyon.
Part of a Semantic Network in Long-Term Memory
Memory: Navajo Paintings
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