Rules of thumb that are derived from experiences and used in decision-making and problem solving because they usually work are __________

a) heuristics.
b) additive strategies.
c) exemplars.
d) ideas.


a

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spontaneously begins exhibiting the behaviors on their own. Fill in the blanks with correct word

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Distinguish between "context-specific" tolerance and "pharmacodynamic" tolerance

What will be an ideal response?

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Because H.M.'s surgery seemed to disrupt only those retrograde memories acquired shortly before his surgery, it was once widely believed that the hippocampus

A) stores most long-term memories. B) stores all long-term memories. C) temporarily stores memories before they are transferred to a more permanent storage site. D) stores spatial memories. E) temporarily consolidates short-term memories.

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Which statement is supported by research on emotional self-regulation?

A. Compared with North Americans, Japanese and Chinese adults discourage the expression of strong emotion in babies. B. Beginning in infancy, girls have a harder time regulating negative emotion than boys. C. By the second year, toddlers are quite skilled at using language to manage their emotions. D. Parents imitate their babies' displays of negative emotion more often than displays of positive emotion.

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