The characteristics of savant syndrome most directly suggest that intelligence is
a. a diverse set of distinct abilities.
b. largely unpredictable and unmeasurable.
c. a culturally constructed concept.
d. dependent upon the speed of cognitive processing.
a. a diverse set of distinct abilities.
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Stumpf fell into a nasty and never resolved controversy with Wundt, who attacked Stumpf’s ____
a. musically-based research methodology c. low level of published research findings b. belief in papal infallibility d. academic qualifications
Dan is taking Psychology 273, 322, and 476 this semester. When asked to list the numbers of the courses he took last semester, his present course numbers are the only ones he can recall. Dan's difficulty in recalling the course numbers is an example of
a) psychogenic amnesia. b) proactive interference. c) maintenance rehearsal. d) retroactive interference.
Marlena is enrolled in an intervention program that encourages learned-helpless children to believe that they can overcome failure by exerting more effort. This approach is known as
A) achievement motivation. B) identity achievement. C) attribution retraining. D) vicarious learning.
Which of the following statements about U.S. middle-aged children and their aging parents is true?
A) The percentage of middle-aged adults with living parents has decreased dramatically in the last century. B) Approximately two-thirds of older adults live in close proximity to at least one of their children. C) Middle-aged and older adults who move usually do so away from their children or aging parents. D) Adult children spend less time in physical proximity to their parents today than in the past.