PSYC 4030 : PSYC 4030 Study Guide 2 Fall 2013 Revised
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Representing it the right way makes the problem a very simple one. Study guide, exam 2 -thinking and decision-making, fall 2013, dr. martin. Subjects who practiced on the first 5 problems (solved similar way) was primed to set on a certain strategy, so that when they went to #8, many of them failed to solve the problem (which required a different approach). However, subjects who went straight to #8 were very often able to solve it. Distinguish between the major types of memory tests on the basis of the cues that are provided to participants. Accessibility: can access information at particular point in time (deals with retrieval) specific events and experiences generic knowledge of the world, or just facts how to perform an action. Representing objects in terms of their typical use don"t see novel uses for objects information in memory (deals with storage) Procedural: show a photo, ask if the individual has been seen around.
