An eating disorder inventory concludes that Carrie does not have an eating disorder; Carrie
is severely anorexic. This error is a ______.
a. false positive c. true positive
b. false negative d. true negative
B
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Research on the social psychological underpinnings of prejudice might be said to have its roots in research by
a. Kurt Lewin. b. Gordon Allport. c. Solomon Asch. d. Leon Festinger.
When playing "20 Questions," asking, "Is it bigger than a bread box?" represents a(n) _____-seeking question
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Concepts can guide our thinking and be continually tested for accuracy against new, incoming information, such as by judging category membership. In this way, concept formation can be viewed as a type of ____
a. ?theory building b. ?schema c. ?feature detection d. ?prototype
The definitional approach to categorization
A. is not well suited for geometrical objects but works for familiar everyday objects. B. sets definite criteria called family resemblances that all category members must have. C. doesn't work well for most natural objects like birds, trees, and plants. D. was proposed to replace the prototype approach.