Researchers have found that bilingual children score higher than monolingual children on
A) concept formation.
B) IQ.
C) conservation tasks.
D) social rules of discourse.
A) concept formation. Researchers have found that bilingual children score higher than monolingual children on measures of such things as concept formation.
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Dr. Ohno conducts research on retrospective memory. Which type of memory will Ohno's research participants be recalling?
a. past experiences or events and previously acquired information b. repressed experiences c. past personal experiences only d. things they plan to do in the future e. sensory memories of current experiences
Rehearsing the behavior is an important part of behavioral skills training because it:
a. demonstrates whether the learner has learned the behavior b. provides the chance for reinforcement of the behavior c. provides the opportunity to correct errors d. all of these
People prone to be satisfied with their jobs have:
a. an external locus of control b. low self-efficacy c. high self-esteem d. all three of these characteristics
Thomas Szasz has argued that it is wrong to diagnose people as having psychological disorders. Rather, he suggests that people have problems in living. He presents several arguments about why this is a better approach to take. Which of the following is not an argument presented by Szasz?
A. Labels are useless because it is more likely that a person will receive an incorrect diagnosis than it is that they will receive a correct diagnosis. B. Labeling a person as "sick" puts that person in an inferior position. C. Once you label people, they take on the role of "patient" and stop trying to help themselves because they are expected to follow orders and wait for a cure. D. It becomes easy to give up on a person who has a diagnosis with a poor prognosis.