On a trip to Australia, Caleb sees an ibis for the first time. Despite never having seen one before, he uses his ______________ for bird to quickly identify the ibis as a type of bird
a. mental set
b. concept
c. algorithm
d. proposition
Answer: b
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The major limitation of the works of the classical Greek philosophers to an understanding of human behaviour is that:
A) the works tended to underestimate the role of nature in determining human behaviour. B) the forces that govern human behaviour have changed considerably since their time. C) the works tended to underestimate the role of nurture in shaping human behaviour. D) these philosophers did not develop ways to test their theories.
Individuals with low self-confidence are:
a) more susceptible to informational influence b) more susceptible to normative influence c) less susceptible to informational influence d) less susceptible to normative influence
Telo convinces a woman he finds attractive to give him her telephone number. Unfortunately, the number is ten digits long with the area code, and Telo cannot find a place to write it down
As he looks for a pen and paper, what can Telo do to help himself remember the number? a. Nothing will help because 10 digits are beyond the capacity of short-term memory. b. Thinking of something else will help Telo. c. "Chunking" the numbers into smaller units will help Telo. d. Telo should try to process the memory in parallel.
Functional play is typical of __________
a) two-year-olds b) three-year-olds c) five-year-olds d) seven-year-olds