During a math test, Jacob is given the lengths of two sides of a right triangle and is asked to find the length of its third side. He uses the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the length. In this scenario, Jacob has used a(n) _____ to calculate the length of the third side of the right triangle
A) prototype
B) hypothesis
C) algorithm
D) exemplar
C
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Tammy names her baby Evan because she really loves the name. A year later, Tammy comes home upset after picking Evan up from day care. When her husband inquires as to the problem, Tammy responds that there is another child at the day care center named Evan. The husband doesn't really see the problem, but Tammy elaborates that they might as well have named their baby Joe Smith because Evan is such
a common name. Her husband does a quick Internet search and convinces Tammy that Evan isn't even included among the 20 most popular baby names for boys. Tammy appears to be the victim of the: A) hindsight bias. B) conjunctive fallacy. C) representative heuristic. D) availability bias.
Akiko studies half of the countries of Europe, but not the other half. When tested on her knowledge of European countries, Akiko is likely to show:
a. mood congruence; she will remember the countries that she studied when she was in a good mood. b. levels of processing; she will remember the countries that she studied using perceptual priming. c. maintenance rehearsal; she will remember those countries that she is keeping in working memory. d. part-set cueing; she will remember those countries she studied well, but will retrieve the remaining half worse than if she had not studied.
Will conducts applied research on the design of machinery, computers, airplanes, and automobiles for business, industry, and the military. Will is most likely a(n) __________ psychologist
a. engineering b. comparative c. consumer d. sensation and perception
A mechanic who does not have to think through the various possible sources of the sounds in a pair of brakes, but rather hears the sound and immediately knows the problem, is an example of someone who has a high degree of ____
a. expertise b. motivation c. parietal knowledge d. fluid intelligence