Compensatory education is especially successful
a. at turning minority children into high achievers.
b. at producing long-term gains in IQ.
c. when parents are involved in the program.
d. at raising children's IQs up to the national average.
C
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a. schizophrenia b. Parkinson’s disease c. the perception of pain d. muscle paralysis
Jonas bought a new leather jacket after saving for many months for the luxury purchase. On the first day he went out wearing the new garment, he found a $50 bill on the sidewalk outside of his office. He now refers to the jacket as his "lucky jacket" and believes that it has some magical power to give him good fortune. Jonas's belief in the jacket's cosmic ability is an example of
a. the availability heuristic. b. an illusory correlation. c. selective attention. d. the falsification principle.
Which of the following statements is true regarding Wundt and Titchener?
a. Only Wundt believed that introspection could be used to study the mind. b. Only Titchener believed that introspection could be used to study the mind. c. Titchener emphasized introspection and highly trained introspectors to a much greater degree than did Wundt. d. Wundt emphasized introspection and highly trained introspectors to a much greater degree than did Titchener.
Deborah has just spent a great deal of money on a new fur coat. When she showed it to her husband, she asked if he liked it. Without hesitation, her husband responded by saying, "Yes. It is beautiful
" Before he spoke, however, a slight frown appeared on his face for less than a second. This might indicate that he is concealing his true feelings from his wife and is known as a ________. a) macroexpression b) microexpression c) discrepant interchannel d) discounted attribution