Suppose that an infant sees you throw a doll behind a screen, and sees a ball emerge on the other side. If they do not exhibit surprise at seeing this, this means that they lack __________
a. intelligence
b. perceptual exactitude
c. sufficient attentional resources
d. object permanence
Answer: d
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The most abundant sugar in the blood, and the main source of fuel for the brain, is _________
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In 1950, there were ____ patients in mental hospitals. In 1970, there were ____ patients in mental hospitals
a. 1,000,000; 555,000 c. 550,000; 150,000 b. 555,000; 750,000 d. 100,000; 5,000
The clinical method __________
A) allows investigators to see directly the everyday behaviors they hope to explain B) must be conducted with large groups of people at the same time C) provides little information on how children and adults actually behave D) yields richly detailed case narratives that offer valuable insights
The tendency to perceive and approach problems in the same ways that have worked in the past is called:
a) mental set. b) algorithmic thinking. c) convergent thinking. d) the prototype heuristic.