10 Questions
What do mental products refer to in the context of knowledge representations?
The consequences of mental processes
Which type of representations serve as aids for cognitive processes?
External representations
In the context of knowledge representations, what do internal representations refer to?
Mental constructs within the mind
What characterizes external representations in terms of capturing information?
They are exact and veridical
Which type of knowledge representation refers to the consequences of mental processes?
Product
In a Mental Rotation Study by Shepard & Metzler, what was found when participants were asked to mentally rotate an object 180 degrees compared to 90 degrees?
It took longer to rotate the object 180 degrees than 90 degrees.
What did the Image Scaling study by Kosslyn (1975) suggest about verifying details in mental images?
Details that are larger in the image take longer to verify.
According to Dual-Code Theory by Paivio, how do concrete concepts differ from abstract concepts in terms of representation?
Concrete concepts have both visual and verbal code representations.
How did the Relational-Organizational Hypothesis by Bower explain the benefit of imagery on memory?
Imagery boosts memory because it facilitates associations between stimuli.
What was the main finding from the Paired Words Learning & Imagery study regarding word pair memorization?
Participants had better recall when visual images of noun pairs could be formed.
Explore the distinctions between mental processes, mental products, and mental representations in knowledge representations. Learn about the internal vs. external representations and how they stand in for something else.
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