Based on what we know about the initiation effect, which parents are most likely to value their child's education?
A. those whose child walks to the local public school
B. those who drive their child to a special gifted program in the public school system
C. those who pay expensive tuition for private school
D. those paying expensive tuition and completing required volunteer hours
Answer: D
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A) size; time period B) transformation; reversibility of direction C) perceptual appearance; dynamic transformation D) color; interaction
Which of the following features has been most heavily criticized regarding DSM-IV-TR's coverage of diagnostic conditions?
a. over-inclusiveness b. the exclusion of childhood developmental disorders c. the placement of personality disorders on Axis II d. the limited number of schizophrenia subtypes
The effects of damage in an infant's brain caused by alcohol during pregnancy may be reduced
by a. a stimulating environment. b. an impoverished diet. c. watching TV. d. massage.
Mariola is playing a word association task. In the first half of the task, she is shown a picture and instructed to say the first word that comes to mind. In the second half of the task, she is shown the same set of pictures but must produce a word completely unrelated to the picture image. The spreading activation model would suggest which of the following about her performance?
A. She will be slower on the second task. B. She will be slower on the first task. C. Her responses will be the same as other people playing the same task. D. Her responses will likely be the same if she repeats the task 10 years from now.