Lev Vygotsky emphasized the sociocultural influences on children's cognitive development

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.


True

Psychology

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According to Kraepelin, mental disorders can be seen in terms of symptom clusters that have their own cause, course, and outcome, and are considered ____ in origin

a. sociocultural b. biological c. psychological d. culturally universal

Psychology

In order to comfortably retire, individuals should plan to save an amount that is ____ the amount of their final salary

a. eleven times b. equivalent to c. 20 times d. five times

Psychology

While taking a survey on her opinions on abortion rights, Carolyn feels very conflicted

On the one hand, she believes in a woman's right to choose to terminate a pregnancy if she wants to, but at the same time she feels like this is not a particularly popular answer. Most of her friends are very opposed to the idea of having an abortion. In order to make herself feel like a better person, Carolyn distorts her answers to the survey questions. Instead of being totally honest, she answers in ways that make her feel like a better person. This tendency to distort one's answer is called a(n) A) demand characteristic. B) confirmation heuristic. C) response set. D) confounding bias.

Psychology

If you remember your grocery list by categorizing the items according to their location in the store, you are using the mnemonic of ________

a. elaboration b. organization c. rehearsal d. reinforcement

Psychology