Give an example of how everyday problem solving may not rely on basic “academic” skills.
What will be an ideal response?
In grocery shopping, people often use strategies such as estimating the weight and size of
goods to determine the best price, instead of using arithmetic to figure a “price per ounce.”
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Increasing the ______ of references seems to increase validity
a. length b. scoring complexity c. structure d. psychometric depth
Stress involves any circumstances that:
a. have negative outcomes associated with them b. cause an increase in blood pressure and heart rate c. require an individual to choose between two alternatives d. threaten one's well being and thereby tax one's coping abilities
Which of the following correctly lists the stages of prenatal development in order of progression?
A) Fetal, embryonic, germinal B) Zygotic, germinal, embryonic C) Germinal, embryonic, fetal D) Embryonic, fetal, germinal
How does experience with material to be remembered affect the capacity of short-term memory?
A. Experience allows information to pass directly from sensory memory to long-term memory, thereby making short-term memory unnecessary. B. Experience acts as a perceptual filter to "weed out" irrelevant information from short-term memory. C. Experience speeds the transmission of information from long-term memory to short-term memory, and from there to behavior. D. Experience provides the ability to chunk information, and efficiently chunked information is more easily retained in short-term memory.