Research on children's memory for events demonstrates that
a. they may be especially susceptible to the effects of repetitive questions.
b. they are particularly resistant to the effects of suggestive questions and misinformation.
c. children witnesses often completely fabricate events in order to deceive adults.
d. children usually make better witnesses because they are more honest than adults.
a
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People often assume that it is necessary to use all the numerical information provided in a problem in order to solve the problem. In reality, numerical information sometimes makes it more difficult to solve a problem because the information
a. results in a mental set. b. puts unnecessary constraints on the problem solver. c. may be irrelevant. d. encourages functional fixedness.
Are there any differences in health between people who have solid social support and people who don't?
a. No—psychologists suspect that there are differences, but research has not consistently found any evidence that social support makes a real difference. b. Yes—although social support does not appear to improve people's physical health, it does improve their mood and general psychological well-being. c. Yes—social support appears to improve physical and psychological well-being, though it does not improve objective measures of health (e.g., recovery time from illness). d. Yes—social support has been tied to better health, more rapid recovery from illness, and a lower risk for mortality.
Dewey and Lewin defined psychology as the study of how individuals are related to…
a. One another. b. Their sociocultural environment. c. Their past experiences. d. None of the above
Why do experts solve problems more efficiently and rapidly than novices?
a. They can remember the elements of the problem. b. They can mentally represent the parts of the problem. c. They can relate the problem to similar problems. d. All of these.