Archimedes was asked by the king to determine whether the goldsmith in making his crown had cheated the king by substituting cheaper metals. When Archimedes checked on known methods for analyzing metals, he found that all involved cutting or melting the crown. Then, the solution to the crown problem came to Archimedes suddenly when he was getting into his overly full bath and observed that the
level of water rose as he stepped in. This same principle, he reasoned, could be used in determining the crown's volume. Then, legend has it that Archimedes ran naked through the streets shouting, "Eureka, Eureka," an activity which is not a requirement of this stage of rapid insight known as
a. preparation.
b. incubation.
c. illumination.
d. verification.
C
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A. boredom on Johnny's part B. attitudinal differences; Johnny had become reckless while Jimmy was cautious C. Johnny's learning to ride the tricycle; the two tasks could not be maintained at the same time D. inhibition
The _____ proposes that risk and protective factors interact to produce or protect us from illness
a) biomedical model b) life events approach c) risk/resilience model d) biopsychological theory
In Piaget's theory, the understanding that basic properties of objects remain the same even when their physical appearance changes is called
A) preoperations. B) conservation. C) overregularization. D) animism.
Kristie has an IQ of 160. During middle school, she is switched from taking classes with everyone else in the school to a separate "gifted program." Within this new program, she only takes advanced classes with other children who have an IQ score of 140 or above. What is likely to occur after switching to this program?
A. She will develop better habits, such as paying attention in class and completing her homework. B. Her learning habits will decline and she will doze in class and stop completing her homework. C. She is likely to already know most of the material being covered. D. She will be less prepared for future educational settings such as college.