Karla is asked two questions: "Can a bat fly?" and "Is a bat a mammal?To which question will Karla respond more slowly, and why? Karla will respond more slowly to
Advanced Placement (AP) · High School · Wed Jan 13 2021
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According to the associative interference theory, Karla would likely respond more slowly to the second question, "Is a bat a mammal?" The reason for this is that the concept of a bat being a mammal may be less strongly associated or less frequently connected in people's minds compared to the concept of a bat's ability to fly. Flying is an immediately observable characteristic of bats and is a common knowledge culturally reinforced through media, education, and observation. The fact that bats are mammals might be less evident as it requires more specific biological knowledge that they are warm-blooded, have fur, and most species give birth to live young and nurse them with milk, traits not immediately observable or not as widely known.