The radiation problem was used in your text to illustrate the role of in problem solving

a. means-end analysis
b. functional fixedness
c. analogy
d. mental set


c

Psychology

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Piaget considered involuntary responses

a. circular reactionsto be adaptive learning systems where cause and effect are linked through b. coordination of means and ends c. first habits d. reflexes

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A 13-year-old learns in her World Cultures class that Bashar al-Assad is an authoritarian. She might NOT expect Assad to demonstrate:

A) a high degree of sensation seeking. B) political conservatism. C) adherence to a rigid hierarchy of power. D) an emphasis on conformity.

Psychology

Who would have the most difficult time losing weight?

a. a formerly overweight male athlete b. a person with a low fat-to-muscle ratio c. an average-weight male with an obese mother d. a formerly obese woman who has gained back her lost weight

Psychology

In a formal experiment, the participants who are subjected to an independent variable make up the ____________ group

a. comparison b. control c. experimental d. outcome

Psychology