A learned set of rules that always leads to a correct solution is known as
a. an algorithm.
b. a heuristic.
c. insight.
d. the functional solution.
A
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a. perception of a stimulus, cognitive analysis of that stimulus, arousal of behavior b. reception of a stimulus, perception of the stimulus, arousal of behavior c. perception of a stimulus, development of an emotion, arousal of behavior d. reception of a stimulus, focus of attention on the stimulus, arousal of behavior
Children living in Korea are less likely than children living in the USA to make mistakes on complex arithmetic problems because their ___ gives them an advantage
a. language b. IQ c. experience with mathematics d. cultural values
Boys are consistently more ____ aggressive than girls, in earlier childhood and throughout the lifespan
a. socially b. psychologically c. physically d. verbally
A script is best described as what?
A) The social context in which a problem is being solved B) The type of personality a child is born with C) A schema that describes how a person might interact with his/her surroundings within a certain context (such as a schema for going to a restaurant) D) A set of rules and guidelines that dictate how a person should interact with the world E) Like a play, what a person says to other people regardless of the social situation