Summarize the methods and conclusions from the Lin and Murphy (1997) study.
What will be an ideal response?
The researchers presented participants with pictures of artificial tools and background stories about how the tools were used. The stories emphasized the importance of different features of the pictured tool (e.g., one story may highlight the important functionality of a cone shaped part, while another may highlight an important loop part. In a learning phase of the study, participants were given examples and asked to categorize them as particular types of tools. The results demonstrated that the participants considered the functional purposes of the tools to make their decisions about what categories the tools belonged to.
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a. the rate of mental disorders in the population has been steadily decreasing over the past 50 years b. adolescents and adults are equally likely to suffer from anxiety disorders c. women are more likely than men to suffer from mental disorders d. forty percent of adolescents diagnosed with one disorder meet the criteria for at least one additional disorder
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a. A mix of positive and negative feelings b. Proud and happy c. Mostly negative feelings d. They feel inadequate
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a. Consuming antioxidants like vitamin E b. Getting an injection of telomerase c. Contracting sickle-cell anemia d. Engaging in aerobic exercise
A person with schizophrenia may have abnormal levels of activity in which of the following brain regions?
a. frontal areas b. temporal lobes c. the thalamus and hypothalamus d. all of these choices