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silviawilliams41

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In connection with semantic memory, the term spreading activation refers to
 
  a. the tendency for prototype categories to spread beyond their intended boundaries.
  b. the tendency for semantic memory to spread into episodic memory.
  c. the proposal that, when a concept is mentioned, the activation expands to related concepts.
  d. the spreading that occurs when episodic memory is temporarily linked with semantic memory.

Question 2

When we compare network models with the prototype approach, we find that network models
 
  a. place more emphasis on a graded structure.
  b. are better in describing how prototypical items are processed.
  c. make better use of the sentence verification technique.
  d. are more likely to emphasize how different members of a category are related to one another.



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: c

Answer to Question 2

Ans: d



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