The idea that humans build their knowledge of the world themselves is known as ______.

a. constructivism
b. reinforcement
c. habituation
d. social learning


Ans: A

Psychology

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a. priming b. rehearsal c. the "peg-word" system d. chunking e. the method of loci

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What will be an ideal response?

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