Marc starts talking to Wynoma about the field trip to the zoo, which reminds him of the book he read on tigers last week. He concludes by telling Wynoma that the new library is very easy to use. This phenomenon illustrates the concept of
A. construction of the working memory.
B. deactivation of the active memory.
C. reconstruction of the working memory.
D. spread of activation.
Answer:D
Marc starts talking to Wynoma about the field trip to the zoo, which reminds him of the book he read on tigers last week. He concludes by telling Wynoma that the new library is very easy to use. This phenomenon illustrates the concept of
A. construction of the working memory. B. deactivation of the active memory. C. reconstruction of the working memory. D. spread of activation.
Explanation: D) When a particular proposition or image is active, closely associated knowledge can be activated as well. Talk about the field trip activated Marc’s memory of reading the book about tigers. This process is called the spread of activation.