Your uncle has been a high school math teacher for nearly 25 years. You have always been amazed at how quickly your uncle can estimate cubic dimensions by the simple measurements he does in his head
What concept explains his ability?
a. He is a savant.
b. He has mathematical expertise.
c. He has wisdom.
d. He is gifted.
Answer: B
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a. Arms and legs mature before hands and feet. b. Hands and feet mature before arms and legs. c. Legs reach peak growth before shoulders and chest. d. Shoulders and chest reach peak growth before legs.
The clear surface at the front of the eye that begins the process of directing light to the retina is the ____
a. ?pupil b. ?iris c. ?retina d. ?cornea
One thing that reinforcement and punishment have in common is that both
a. produce positive transfer. b. act as generalized rewards for learning. c. are less effective if they are delayed. d. are necessary for biofeedback training to be effective.
The first step in developing a psychological test is to
(a) start with a tentative conceptual definition of what you want to measure (b) create a pool of items (c) get a physical reference point (d) check the reliability and validity (e) get a psychological unit of measurement