In the past, developmentalists believed that human intelligence is ________, whereas now it is commonly understood that intelligence is ________.

A. learned; inborn
B. static; malleable
C. adaptive; inflexible
D. clinical; creative


Answer: B

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a. behavior therapy b. biomedical therapy c. insight therapy d. emotion therapy

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If a game is such that whatever one person wins, the other loses, then it is called

a/an (a) fair game (b) tragedy of the commons (c) Axelrod game (d) zero-sum game (e) competitor intensive game

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According to a study of more than 50 countries ____ and _____ countries are the most collectivistic.*

a. Scandinavian; Finnish b. Eastern European; African c. North American; Western European d. South American, Asian

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Suzanne viewed life as fluid. She expected change and accepted it as inevitable. When Suzanne was faced with a problem, she identified it and decided what to do about it. Suzanne used a(n) __________ coping strategy

A) problem-centered B) emotion-centered C) relaxation-centered D) holistic

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