Suppose you are working on the Wason selection task. You are shown four cards and are testing a rule. Research suggests that you will do much better on this task if you
a. choose the cards that are the least obvious.
b. try to make your mind as blank as possible.
c. can apply your real-world knowledge.
d. are given a rule with which you are not familiar.
Answer: c. can apply your real-world knowledge.
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A. Parrots are color-blind. B. Parrots cannot acquire language. C. Parrots' "language" is only an imitation of sound and has no inherent meaning. D. Parrots use language in a social context.
According to the text, age clocks today, when compared to age clocks 50 years ago, have become:
a. much longer b. much faster c. more relevant d. more blurred
People are more aroused by looking at sexual behaviors they consider to be normal than they are by unusual ("kinky") behaviors
a. True b. False
When 4-year-old Anna uses Legos to build a playhouse, or puts a puzzle together, this is an example of
a) functional play. b) parallel play. c) constructive play. d) associative play.