Eighteen-month-old Lawrence’s favorite pastime is to roll balls around the house. He particularly likes to roll balls under the furniture and run to where he thinks they might emerge. This is an example of a __________
a) mind representation
b) mental image
c) mental symbol
d) mental representation
Answer: d
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If you have never seen a Chihuahua but have observed somewhat similar types of dog breeds such as rat terriers and miniature pinschers, which theory would BEST predict your ability to correctly identify a Chihuahua as a “dog”?
A) morphological rules B) the family resemblance theory C) the exemplar theory D) the prototype theory
Mary is playing with her infant daughter Rose. Mary responds to Rose's facial expressions by mimicking and exaggerating the same expressions. All of a sudden Mary's face becomes blank and she does not show any emotion. How is Rose likely to respond?
Rose will probably frown, fuss, drool, and look away from her mother. Rose will be glad for the break and will probably fall asleep. Rose will exaggerate her mother's facial expression. Rose will smile and coo even more to try to get her mother to respond.
Why are health-related quality of life measures, such as the Short-Form Health Survey,
viewed as valid measures? A) The ratings can be used to diagnose a disorder or disease. B) An adult who rates their health as poor one week is likely to do the same the next week. C) People that have serious diseases are more likely to rate their health, and health consequences, more poorly than people that are disease free. D) They help physicians identify different stages of diseases.
The most rigorous test of a scientific theory involves
A. precision of prediction. B. generalization. C. falsification. D. the rule of parsimony.