When asked to define the essential features of the category "bird," Jim thinks of a robin or cardinal while describing the class "bird.". Jim is using __________ to define the category "bird."
a. ideas c. overextensions
b. concepts d. exemplars
D
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Mr. Dithering, an office manager of a service company, believes that he is an excellent judge of character and that he can spot a talented prospective employee in a brief interview. Often he will point out his successful hires, but fails to acknowledge poorly performing employees he hired. What does Mr. Dithering's judgment suffer from?
a. divergent thinking c. overconfidence b. inductive reasoning d. a lack of confidence
If a learner cannot explicitly identify rules of learning, and are not conscious of that which has been learned, the following is true
a. Learning may only take place at a conscious level. b. Learning that has taken place may be observed in behavior. c. A conclusion about learning is not possible. d. A learning disability exists.
By what age do children begin to use telegraphic speech and have a vocabulary of 100-200
words? a. 36 months b. 12-18 months c. 18-24 months d. 9-10 months
Which of the following descriptions of commonsense is FALSE?
a. "Strike while the iron is hot" and "Haste makes waste" would both be considered commonsense statements. b. Commonsense statements tend to work best after the fact. c. Commonsense requires planned and systematic observations. d. Commonsense often provides vague and inconsistent pieces of information.