When asked to name a “tree,” Seth, who grew up in Colorado, says “cedar tree” and Rajiv, who grew up in Florida, says “palm tree.” Both are examples of ___________ even though they are different due to their cultural backgrounds
a. subordinate concepts
b. prototypes
c. formal concepts
d. informal concepts
Answer: B
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The central aspect of Adler's theory of personality is that people
a. must resolve conflicts between the needs of society and the needs of the self. b. have a dynamic interplay between the structures of their mental life that must be maintained in a state of balance and harmony. c. strive to adapt and master life's challenges. d. have a drive to resolve the discrepancy between their real selves and their ideal selves.
During their growth spurt, boys tend to add more __________ than girls.
A. muscle B. fat on their bellies C. fat on their legs D. muscle in their arms but not their legs
In terms of practical, real-world effects, ____
a. there is no evidence that jurors can be influenced by false memories, since they are so easy to see through b. the issue of recovered memories reflects the fundamental tension between convicting the guilty and acquitting the innocent c. because there has been so much publicity about implanting false memories, jurors rarely believe them d. nearly all trials in which false memories play a role end in a mistrial and are never retried
"S," who had a photographic memory that was described as virtually limitless, was able to achieve many feats of memory. According to the discussion in your text, S's memory system operated
a. in a manner that bypassed normal neurological "blocks.". b. less efficiently than normal. c. using more visual encoding than normal. d. using stronger semantic connections than normal.