You look at a bowl of fruit. You perceive that there are four apples, five oranges, three bananas, and two pears. This observation is a result of which process?
A. grouping
B. recognition
C. segregation
D. representation
Answer: A
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You are a new researcher in a social psychology lab. The study you are working on is examining the effects of alcohol on aggressiveness. You are aware of the hypotheses of the study and eager to find evidence that supports them, and you find yourself acting in a less polite manner with participants who are assigned to the alcohol condition. This differential treatment of participants across
conditions will threaten a. the statistical significance of the results. b. the internal validity of the study. c. the external validity of the study. d. the interrater reliability of the study.
The strongest conclusions about the effects of early intervention can be made
a. when children's parents choose the intervention with which they feel most comfortable b. when interventions are carried out in the children's homes c. when random assignment is used to place children in intervention and control groups d. when interventions focus on cognitive outcomes rather than health outcomes and physical development
Eighty-five year-oldWanda suffers from the most common effect of hearing loss in people her age. From which of the following does Wanda suffer?
A. Decreased ability to understand spoken messages B. Increased sensitivity to high-frequency sounds C. Increased sensitivity to low-intensity sounds D. Selective attention to familiar sounds
Robert Sternberg proposed a __________, that divides intellectual functioning into different types of information processing.
A. triarchic theory of intelligence B. fluid intelligence theory C. crystallized intelligence theory D. dynamic assessment theory