The capacity to learn new ways to solve problems is called ______ intelligence.

a. aptitude
b. abstract
c. crystallized
d. fluid


Answer: d. fluid

Psychology

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Biobehavioral shifts are characterized by which of the following?

a. changes in a child's height and weight b. changes in a child's physical, social and emotional status c. changes in a child's emotional status that are triggered by environmental shifts d. changes in a child's temperament

Psychology

Wanda was raised in an ethnic group that prefers informal assistance to formal psychological therapy. Which of the following is she NOT likely to prefer when seeking help for psychological distress?

a. Herbal remedies b. Pharmacological medication c. Acupuncture d. Someone else who shares her cultural heritage

Psychology

Snell (1967) found that African Americans who believed they have been "hexed" could be treated effectively by a psychiatrist using hypnosis, even when the psychiatrist did not believe in hexing. This is an example of:

a. self-fulfilling prophecy c. shamanism b. misattribute d. illusory correlation

Psychology

The term ________ refers to a ball of identical cells early in pregnancy that have not yet begun to take on any specific function in a body part.

a. embryo b. blastocyst c. fetus d. neonate

Psychology