Alvin is confused during a trip to the mall when he sees an item of clothing with arm holes that partially covers his torso. To make sense of this item, he compares it to his mental image of a jacket that he owns that he has worn for the past two years. In this scenario, Alvin is using
A. an exemplar.
B. a prototype.
C. a heuristic.
D. an algorithm.
Answer: A
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a. social desirability. b. egocentrism. c. self-efficacy. d. attribution bias.
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a. ?the just noticeable difference b. ?the absolute threshold c. ?Weber's Law d. ?the differential threshold e. ?the stimulus change threshold
The notion of Gestalt quälitaten was offered by ____
a. ?Brentano b. ?von Ehrenfels c. Mach? d. ?Wertheimer e. ?Lewin
Lower sensitivity to alcohol (not feeling shaky on their feet after drinking) can:
a. help decrease the potential to be an alcoholic. b. lead a person to drink greater amounts. c. make an individual not want to bother to drink at all. d. drive addicts to utilize other forms of intoxicants.