Eight-year-old Goran immigrates to the United States with his family. About how long will it take Croatian-speaking Goran to attain speaking and writing skills in English on a par with his English-speaking agemates?
A) 1 to 2 years
B) 3 to 5 years
C) 5 to 7 years
D) until he is an adult
Answer: C
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a. belief perseverance. b. the representativeness heuristic. c. mental set. d. the recognition heuristic.
In psychological testing, it is common to summarize distributions of test scores by showing an orderly arrangement of test scores using
a. histograms. b. graphs. c. diagrams. d. charts.
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a. modeling b. discrimination c. response generalization d. stimulus generalization
According to Holmes and Rahe, a person who has a higher
score on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale is more likely than are people with lower scores to have what kind of experience in the near future? A) more frequent changes of job B) a divorce C) commission of a crime D) a higher chance of becoming ill