Using a wire coat hanger to unclog a stopped toilet or fish a hair plug out of a blocked drain demonstrates that you are not hindered by
A) functional fixedness.
B) availability heuristic.
C) mental sets.
D) salience of surface characteristics.
Answer: A
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a) Memory abilities remain constant with age. b) Cultural differences in memory as a function of oral tradition may be limited to meaningful material. c) Individuals from nonliterate societies have vastly inferior memory skills compared to Westerners. d) Memory abilities improve with age among Japanese and Koreans.
____ refers to the ability to recognize that an object remains the same size although it appears to be larger or smaller as it moves closer or further away
a. Stereopsis b. Visual acuity c. Retinal stability d. Size constancy
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a. more; changed b. less; reduced c. less; increased d. faster; reduced e. faster; removed
The last major organ system to develop during fetal life is the _____
a. heart b. lungs c. intestines d. skeletal muscles