What is a disadvantage of the Raven's Progressive Matrices test?
a. It does not provide scores for separate abilities.
b. It requires familiarity with the English language.
c. It measures only crystallized intelligence.
d. It requires complex and expensive equipment.
a
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Debi notices that her seven-year-old daughter often gives wrong answers before giving the right answers when playing word games. Debi suspects her daughter does this for several reasons; her brain is still forming, she has learned it will earn her attention, and her problem-solving skills are ever-changing. Debi's explanation best reflects a(n) ____ approach to psychology.?
a. ?psychodynamic b. ?cognitive c. ?humanistic d. ?eclectic
In which substage is the child acting as a little scientist, experimenting in purposeful ways with
familiar objects? a. Primary circular reactions b. Secondary circular reactions c. Tertiary circular reactions d. Beginning of mental representation
Why do behavioral assessors sometimes set up contrived situations in which to observe behavior?
a) They do not think the setting is an important influence on people's behavior. b) Such assessments avoid the problem of reactivity. c) They want to see how people respond in unusual situations. d) It is often difficult to control the conditions in natural settings.
Elaborate rehearsal is based on the idea that information is
A) remembered in the context of our schemas. B) more efficiently remembered if it is related to what you already know. C recalled easily when you are in the same emotional state or setting as when you originally encoded the information. D) better remembered if it is repeated over and over immediately after its introduction.