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formula1 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

According to the discussion of the parallel distributed processing approach to memory, the term default assignment means that

a. we can figure out missing information about someone or something, based on information about similar people or things.
b. the item in the neural network that receives the greatest amount of stimulation receives the default assignment.
c. when our information about something is defective or faulty, we seldom experience an activated network.
d. we can use attributes (such as an object's shape) to locate material in memory.

Question 2

One feature of the parallel distributed processing approach is called spontaneous generalization. Which of the following is an example of this principle?

a. You can recall a person's complete name more effectively when given a first name than when given a last name.
b. You decide, based on people whom you know, that people from the Midwest are friendlier than people from New England.
c. You can find someone's house, even though you were told it was white, rather than pale yellow.
d. You assign different connection weights to more recently acquired information than to information you acquired long ago.