The tendency to judge on the basis of one outstanding characteristic is called

a. general standoutishness.
b. halo effect.
c. negative discrimination.
d. judgmental observation.


a

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a. in the 1908 Binet-Simon Scale. b. in the 1911 Binet-Simon Scale. c. in the 1916 Stanford-Binet Scale. d. in the 1937 Stanford-Binet Scale.

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Elaborative rehearsal of a word will LEAST likely be accomplished by

A. repeating it over and over. B. linking the new word to a previously learned concept. C. using it in a sentence. D. thinking of its synonyms and antonyms.

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Explain why the human nervous system (including the brain) can be considered an information-processing system, and identify the parts of the nervous system that perform the major functions of an information-processing system.?

What will be an ideal response?

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Sydney has been receiving treatment for a psychological disorder. The drug that she has been given slows the reuptake of serotonin. Sydney is responding well to treatment, and her psychological disorder is being controlled by the drug that has been prescribed. In this case, Sydney's diagnosis was most likely:

a. schizophrenia b. dissociative identity disorder c. conversion disorder d. major depression

Psychology