A negative categorization of objects or people that is immune to revision in spite of experience to the contrary is called
A) overcategorization.
B) human tendency.
C) positive prejudice.
D) stereotype.
Answer: D
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A. drug offenders B. violent offenders C. illegal aliens D. none of the above
When using the clinical method, children are
A) first asked to give an answer to a problem and then explain their reasons for their answers. B) first given the Simon-Binet intelligence test and then observed in a laboratory. C) tested in small groups in a laboratory setting where their parents are not present. D) examined by Ph.D. clinical psychologists and medical doctors in a hospital setting.
Age clocks let us know whether our development is proceeding too quickly or too slowly
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Most young adolescents are at the level of thinking which Piaget described as __________
a. formal operational b. preoperational c. sensory-motor d. concrete operational