A mental image that is based on the average characteristics of an object is called a(n):
A. algorithm
B. heuristic
C. exemplar
D. prototype
Answer: D
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c. Children's thinking differs greatly from one culture to another. d. Intellectual development continues showing major changes throughout adulthood.
Maurice is interested in studying the manner in which environmental factors result in changes in gene activity that do not involve alterations to the genetic instructions that are passed down to the next generation. You should advise him to get his degree in
A. behavioral genetics B. epigenetics C. hereditary neurology D. developmental teratology
Underlining too much rather than too little in your textbook is an example of
a. poor rehearsal. b. poor selection. c. massed practice. d. overlearning.
Regarding Down syndrome, which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Down syndrome is a sex-linked hereditary condition. b. Down syndrome results from an inherited inability to control a destructive chemical that builds up in their bodies. c. Down syndrome is a condition caused by an extra chromosome at pair 21. d. Down syndrome is caused by the mother's heavy drinking during pregnancy.