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s.tung

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Cognitive psychology has been relying more heavily on facts about the brain in recent years. Give an example that illustrates the importance of this trend.
 
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Your authors define two facets to mental representations. Describe these facets and provide an example of how they can be combined to represent information.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Different types of information processing can lead to the same result; therefore, it is important to examine other kinds of information, such as brain activity, in order to determine how the processing takes place.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: form or means by which the information is conveyed (e.g., visual) and content or meaning conveyed (e.g., scene)


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