Which is an example of the fact that children do not understand physical causality
the same way adults do?
(a) the game of marbles
(b) having the child put animals into boxes of various sizes
(c) running together with the child
(d) asking the child how a bicycle works
(e) none of the above
D
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Which phenomenon is the best argument against the notion that the organization of the brain is predetermined genetically?
a. Synaptic pruning b. Development of the neural plate c. The left hemisphere specializing in language processing d. Brain plasticity
Rosch and coworkers conducted an experiment in which participants were shown a category label, like car or vehicle, and then, after a brief delay, saw a picture. The participants' task was to indicate as rapidly as possible whether the picture was a member of the category. Their results showed
a. the priming effect was most robust for superordinate level categories. b. the priming effect was most robust for basic level categories. c. no measurable priming effect. d. the priming effect was the same for superordinate and basic level categories.
The public gets suckered into buying the latest weight-loss supplement from television infomercials featuring many testimonials that the supplement is effective, precisely because they rarely consider which question?
A) How expensive will this supplement be to use long term? B) Do the side effects of the supplement outweigh the weight-loss benefits? C) How many people have taken the supplement and not lost weight? D) Is the supplement more effective than diet and exercise?
As they move through the college years or early years of employment, people tend to place less emphasis on work values such as ______________________ and maintain or increase their emphasis on work values such as _____________________
a. extrinsic or altruistic rewards/social rewards b. social rewards/intrinsic or job security rewards c. intrinsic or job security rewards/extrinsic or social rewards d. extrinsic or altruistic rewards/intrinsic or job security rewards