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joblessjake

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Which of the following is the focus of Sternberg's contextual subtheory?
 
  a. Ability to adapt to one's environment
  b. Ability to encode, combine, and compare stimuli
  c. Ability to process novelty
  d. Ability to automatize cognitive processes

Question 2

Why is motivation to perform unlikely to be a dependent variable in an experiment designed to test an information-processing model of cognition? Why might a more likely dependent variable be?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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taylorsonier

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

Researchers using the information-processing model of cognition are mainly interested in how a child solves problems, not why. Number of errors in performance, reaction time, and kinds of responses are all more likely dependent variables in this type of experiment.


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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Wow, this really help

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