You ask a student to describe the path to his dorm room. The most likely way in which he will do this is to
A) recite a rote list of directions he memorized.
B) give you the GPS location of his dorm room.
C) walk through a mental image of the path and describe it to you as he does it.
D) draw a diagram on a piece of paper and then point out where you should go.
E) none of these answers are correct

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The student is most likely to visualize and mentally walk through the path to his dorm room and describe it to the person asking, rather than reciting a list or drawing a diagram. This method is more natural and intuitive for most people. Giving a GPS location would likely not be helpful in describing the path, as it does not necessarily correspond to physical landmarks or directions.

You Ask a Student to Describe the Path to His