One reason, suggested by the text, that we may not solve a problem (such as the ping-pong ball in the pipe) is that:
A) not enough people are working on the solution
B) we have cultural blocks
C) we tend to think only in abstract terms
D) we may not have ever encountered the situation before
E) the solution to the problem is beyond the items available
B
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Which of the following students best understands the research on cross-cultural studies about gender stereotypes?
a. Salvadora: "North American women hold much less stereotyped views about women than do women from other countries.". b. André: "Research finds very large differences among countries in terms of their gender stereotypes.". c. Devon: "People in different cultures share fairly similar gender stereotypes.". d. Akeem: "North American women have more stereotyped views than women from other cultures, but North American men have less stereotyped views than men from other cultures.".
Which set of stimuli would be the best selection for having people perform a lexical decision task?
A. Common words "cat, boat" and uncommon words "peon, furtive" B. Concrete words "window, monkey" and abstract words "doubt, energy" C. Words "pizza, history" and nonwords "pibble, girk" D. Correctly spelled words "speech, potato" and misspelled words "speach, potatoe"
Your neighbor confides that she is worried because she believes that several government agencies have bugged her phone and are out to get her. What does this kind of thinking suggest?
a. ideas of persecution c. hallucinations b. that your neighbor is in real danger d. anxiety
Imagine what it would be like to be a newborn human infant. You would probably be
a. totally helpless and confused. b. capable of making only a few simple responses. c. totally blind and deaf. d. capable of responding to and influencing your environment.