In taking a multiple choice test, you first read the question and try to develop an answer. Then you check to see if your answer is one of the choices. If it's not, you try to eliminate any obviously wrong alternatives,
and finally try to find the best answer from among those that remain. This problem solving strategy is an example of ______.
a. a heuristic c. top-down processing
b. an algorithm d. functional fixedness
A
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Isaac and Larry, two young brothers, are sitting at the breakfast table when their father gives them both a glass of chocolate milk. Isaac's glass is taller but thinner than Larry's glass, which is shorter but wider. Larry gets upset and complains that "Isaac got more milk!" The fact that Larry is only focusing on one feature of his milk glass demonstrates the Piagetian concept of a
accommodation. b. egocentrism. c. reversion. d. centration.
An individual who is harmed by participation in group therapy is termed a
a. premature termination. b. burnout. c. dropout. d. casualty.
Who is most likely to use psychological tests in an educational setting to make program and curriculum decisions?
a. Administrators at the school level b. Administrators at the state level c. Administrators at the district level d. Administrators at the national level
The arousal pathways that release histamine and orexin originate in the pons.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)