The __________ is a thinking strategy in which the individual bases their decision upon how closely the situation matches an existing prototype

a) transitive heuristic
b) additive heuristic
c) availability heuristic
d) representativeness heuristic


d

Psychology

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Which developmental psychologists argued that there is a substantial change in personality over time, and that change follows a set, predictable pattern?

A. Robert French and Richard Hellmann B. Erik Erikson and Daniel Levinson C. Paul Costa and Robert McCrae D. George Vaillant and Ravenna Helson

Psychology

The tendency for motor skills to emerge in sequence from the head to the feet is called the _____ rule.

A) motor B) cognitive C) proximodistal D) cephalocaudal

Psychology

Lee, a second-generation Chinese-American, is running for office in an afterschool organization. The day before the election, his father tells him he must run an errand for his grandmother the next afternoon. Lee complies, knowing he may lose the election

A) individualistic B) independent C) collectivistic D) cross-cultural

Psychology

How do students typically change during the college years in their gender role attitudes?

A. No changes are likely during this period.  B. They become more traditional. C. They become more flexible. D. They become increasingly confused about what is best for them.

Psychology