Cody looks to his mother for clues regarding the safety of a situation. This skill is known as social
A. positioning.
B. functioning.
C. motivation.
D. referencing.
Answer: D
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A. iconic sensory memory B. echoic sensory memory C. short-term memory D. tactile sensory memory
Which of the following processes is involved in synaptic pruning?
A. New synapses are created rapidly. B. Glial cells form a support network for neurons. C. The wrinkles and indentations on the brain's surface are formed. D. Unnecessary neural pathways and connections are eliminated.
Maribel is on a jury and she is already convinced that the defendant in the case is not guilty. She listens very attentively to everything the defense attorneys have to say, but she tends to pay less attention when the prosecution is presenting evidence. In this instance, Maribel is showing evidence of:
a. a confirmation bias b. the framing effect c. functional fixedness d. the availability heuristic
A perceptual tendency to integrate disconnected pieces into a whole image is called
a. closure. c. proximity. b. continuity. d. similarity.