Sternberg 2 Reading

Question 1

Knowledge Representation

Answer 1

How we represent knowledge in our heads, is not directly observable

Question 2

Declarative Knowledge

Answer 2

The knowledge of facts, such as date of birth or color of the sky

Question 3

Procedural Knowledge

Answer 3

Knowledge of how something works, tying shoes, driving a car, etc.

Question 4

Imagery

Answer 4

Mental representation of things that are not currently seen or sensed by the sense organs

Question 5

Propositional Theory

Answer 5

• We use an abstract form of knowledge encoding that makes use of neither words nor mental images
• Propositions are meanings that are stored in the brain, an image is then recreated using the proposition

Question 5

Lateralization of function

Answer 5

The right hemisphere controls visuospatial knowledge, and the left is more proficient in representing verbal and symbol-based knowledge, although there is some overlap between the two

Question 6

Visual Imagery

Answer 6

Refers to the use of images that represent visual characteristics such as colors and shapes

Question 7

Spatial Imagery

Answer 7

Refers to images that represent spatial features such as depth, dimensions, distances, and orientations