The strategy in which people concentrate on particular skill areas to compensate for losses in other areas is called __________.
A. expertise
B. sensory improvement
C. long-term potentiation
D. selective optimization
Answer: D
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The concept of "stream of consciousness" is associated with
a. John Watson. b. William James. c. Sigmund Freud. d. Wilhelm Wundt.
When studying, one of the most powerful ways to produce lasting long-term memories is:
a. capitalizing on the serial-position effect b. testing oneself c. utilizing visuospatial processing d. studying right before going to sleep
All of the following points support nativist views about language acquisition except
a. children learn the language that is spoken around them b. rate of acquisition varies across children, but there is a similar order for the acquisition of grammar c. children are able to apply rules of grammar to words they have never heard before d. deaf children reared without exposure to formal sign language invent their own rule-governed gestural systems of communication
What is the bias that Gestalt psychologists identified as a common barrier to our ability to solve problems?
A. functional fixedness B. trial and error C. associationist approach D. potential uses approach