After spending hours trying to fix a bug in his computer program, Chris suddenly realizes the solution by remembering steps his mother took to can beets. This is an example of:
A. functional fixedness
B. convergent thinking
C. using an analogy
D. overgeneralization
Answer: C
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is used to calculate what?
A. the total number of scores B. sample population C. population mean D. population distribution
Which of the following is likely to be experienced by a child with chronic illness?
a. difficulty in making friends b. shyness related to embarrassment over their symptoms c. higher levels of physical fitness than their peers d. both a and b e. both b and c
A researcher was interested in the differences in the opinions about marriage between men and women. The researcher predicted that women would have different opinions about marriage from men. What would the null hypothesis suggest in this situation?
A. Men have more positive opinions about marriage than women. B. There is a difference between men and women in their opinions about marriage. C. Women have more positive opinions about marriage than men. D. There is no difference between men and women in their opinions about marriage.
What is the enactment effect?
a) memory is worse for actions that have been acted out b) memory retrieval is enacted with difficult problems c) memory is better for actions that have been acted out d) memory is better when a new situation has been enacted