Lachelle and her mother are playing a memory game. Lachelle’s mother says, “Apple, chair, hammer, nail, table, banana,” and so on. It is now Lachelle’s turn to recall the list of items. Lachelle finds that if she groups the items into categories
like fruits, tools, and furniture, she tends to remember more items than if she simply repeats them in the order her mother calls them out. This is an example of __________.
a) cognitive elaboration
b) control strategy
c) organization
d) rehearsal
Answer: c
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Fred has been having a great deal of trouble initiating and maintaining sleep. He guesses that he is sleeping for an average of about three hours each night and complains that he feels terrible during the day. In addition, Fred has always experienced some anxiety but has recently felt a tremendous increase in his overall anxiety level. The existence of both a sleep disorder and anxiety a
makes the diagnosis of primary insomnia incorrect. b. increases our confidence that primary insomnia is the correct diagnosis. c. indicates that the insomnia is a result of the anxiety rather than a cause of the anxiety. d. is extremely common, since sleep problems can be both a cause and a result of anxiety
Stan does not realize that his stapler can be used as a paper weight. This is an example of:
a. interference c. linguistic relativity b. convergent thinking d. functional fixedness
Which of the following is not a recommendation of the American Academy of Pediatrics?
A) Set appropriate limits on children's food choices. B) Encourage more physical activity in children's play. C) Be a good role model. D) Put children on a diet at age 4.
Abe is investigating moral reasoning by asking children what they would do in different situations, such as if one of their friends would shoplift when they were together
He is concerned that children may be giving him the answers they think he wants to hear, rather than their genuine feelings about what they would really do. Abe is worried about a. cohort effects. c. response bias. b. representative sampling. d. confidentiality.