KNS 290 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Mental Chronometry, Motor Skill
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Exam #1 review: types of questions, list, strong answers, what is the difference between. give an example of each. (this may also be asked as distinguish between or describe: give two reasons why it is important for a practitioner to know about. Explain how each (listed item) might influence performance. Explain the difference between controlled and automatic processing. Describe a practical example of each, and explain how the type of processing might influence performance. Controlled processing is slow, serial in nature, voluntary, and attention demanding. Automatic processing is fast, parallel in nature, not voluntary (in the sense that once it starts it runs to completion), and does not demand attention. An example of controlled processing can be seen when a person learns to type on a keyboard. Each letter will be identified independently (i. e. , attention will be given to pressing each letter in the word) and the act of typing a word will be slow and methodical.
