An old joke tells of an elephant who walks into a bar and tells the bartender, "Boy, have I got a problem. Elephants are supposed to have good memories and I can't remember a thing." "That's too bad," says the bartender,
"Maybe I can help you with your problem." "What problem?" asks the elephant. The elephant in the story is demonstrating a deficiency in ______.
a. sensory processing c. long-term memory
b. short-term memory d. eidetic memory
B
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A. 5 mV or more B. 10 mV or more C. 30 mV or more D. 40 mV or more
Which factor of environmental experience exerts the strongest effect on the child's growth?
a. Experience at daycare/preschool b. Parental warmth or rejection c. Medical history of illnesses d. Nutrition
Which of the following is NOT a principle of critical thinking?
a. Be skeptical. c. Examine the assumptions of arguments. b. Consider the credentials of the authority. d. Examine the definitions of terms.
The tendency to attribute the behavior of others to stable, internal characteristics and underestimate the influence of situational factors, is called the:
a. locus of control hypothesis b. self-serving bias c. fundamental attribution error d. false consensus effect