According to developmental psychologist K. Warner Schaie, the first stage of cognitive development, encompassing all of childhood and adolescence, in which the main developmental task is to acquire information is called __________
a) achieving stage
b) responsible stage
c) acquisitive stage
d) executive stage
Answer: c
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The results of Cattell's research on mental tests with students at Columbia University indicated that his measures ____
a. ?were valid predictors of college achievement but not of intelligence b. ?were valid predictors of intelligence but not of college grades c. ?predicted students' grades in psychology courses but not in courses in the natural sciences d. ?were unreliable because of personal equations e. ?None of the choices are correct.
The term praxis best describes ____
a. cultural diversity b. social hierarchies c. practical ways of doing things d. shared belief systems
One major problem with the use of medication in the treatment of bulimia nervosa is that a. well-controlled studies have not found medication more effective than a placebo. b. the beneficial effects of the medication may be short term
c. side effects make most patients discontinue the medication. d. patients refuse to take their medication.
An algorithmic solution to a problem is one in which
a. the answer is arrived at using lexigrams. b. the answer is arrived at by brainstorming. c. a learned set of rules is used in answering the problem. d. all of these are used.