Dr. Curious is doing a follow-up study to the mutilated checkerboard problem experiment. In this new study, participants solve the following shoe problem before tackling the checkerboard problem. By doing this, Dr. Curious is studying the effect of on problem solving. The shoe problem: A first-grade class is using a trampoline in gym class, so all the children have removed their shoes, which are
all jumbled in a large pile. One of the students, Miguel, is leaving early, so the teacher tells him to grab his shoes and report to the lobby. In his hurry, Miguel grabs two identical left-footed, size 6 red sneakers and runs to his mother still sock-footed. Will the remaining students be able to shoe-up with the remaining shoes without getting a foot-ache?
a. analogies
b. anaphoric interference
c. perceptual segregation
d. divergent thinking
a
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night he asks Jaxon to go take a shower without helping him at all. This withdrawal of help that is no longer needed demonstrates _______________. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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a. ?unified b. ?differentiated c. ?external d. ?internal
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A. an additive color match B. a subtractive color match C. a photon equivalence D. a metamer
The stimulus study by Bisiach was able to demonstrate that in patients with hemineglect
A. language brain areas are located on the left side of the brain. B. the deficits cannot be explained as being solely due to sensory losses. C. the affected individuals are left-handed. D. people can make learned skilled movements, but in the wrong sequences.