Giovanni's car was in a snow bank, and his rear wheels were without traction. He used his ski jacket under one tire and a flattened cardboard box under the other tire to provide the traction he needed to get the car out of the snow bank

Giovanni did NOT show __________ in coming to this solution

a. functional fixedness
b. insight
c. a mental set
d. creativity


a. functional fixedness

Psychology

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a. typical cutoffs for passing academic exams b. the assumption of innocence in the legal system c. a round robin tournament to find the best golfer d. ratings of multiple judges during the Olympics ice skating competition

Psychology

Motor milestones are usually included in infant assessments of development

a. but are not part of the Bayley Scales b. because they typically appear in a predictable order in normally developing infants c. because cognitive abilities cannot be assessed before the age of 12 months d. but focus on fine motor skills rather than gross motor skills

Psychology

Filip, aged 64, was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's. His medical reports will most likely reveal the diminished production of

A. serotonin. B. acetylcholine. C. dopamine. D. gamma-amino butyric acid.

Psychology

The simplest form of a single-factor independent-groups design manipulates a single independent variable with __________ level(s)

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

Psychology