According to Piaget, an action or transformation that is carried out in thought rather than in action is called
a. a formal transformation.
b. fantasy thinking.
c. a mental operation.
d. a cerebral manipulation.
c
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People sometimes make the mistake of assuming that someone is intelligent, exciting, and fun to be around just because they are physically attractive. This is called the __________.
A. halo effect B. primacy effect C. matching effect D. mere-exposure effect
The part of the body that releases ACTH in the fight-flight response is the:
A. liver B. hypothalamus C. pituitary gland D. adrenal medulla
Hypotheses can fall into one of two categories: ____
a. ?analytical and anecdotal b. ?accidental and purposeful c. ?controllable and uncontrollable d. ?predictive and causal
During the day, Barb suffers from frequent, unwanted thoughts that she has left her front door unlocked and recurrent images that all her belongings have been taken. These thoughts and images are what psychologists refer to as a(n)
A) compulsion. B) delusion. C) hallucination. D) obsession.