Middle-school-age children utilize __________ when information is fuzzy or incomplete, such as asking for clarifications of information

a) metacognitive skills
b) metalinguistic awareness
c) pragmatics
d) syntax


Answer: b

Psychology

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Psychologists use the term ____________________ to refer to the enhancement in performance that is found when we perform in the presence of others

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

When a calculated correlation is greater than the critical value shown in the table, we can infer that the probability of finding our correlation by chance is less than five chances out of 100. Therefore, we assume that there is

a. no relationship, and we refer to the correlation coefficient as "significant." b. a true relationship, and we refer to the correlation coefficient as "not significant." c. no relationship, and we refer to the correlation coefficient as "not significant." d. a true relationship, and we refer to the correlation coefficient as "significant."

Psychology

In Libet's studies of people's awareness of the intention to move their

hands, he also measured electrical activity in the brain, prior to the movement. This electrical activity was termed the a. readiness potential. b. lateralized potential. c. consciousness barrier. d. top hat illusion. e. Ebbinghaus illusion.

Psychology

The ability to overcome circumstances that place adolescents at risk for a variety of psychological and physical risks is referred to as ________

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

Psychology