A __________ is a mental image or a typical example that exhibits all of the features associated with a certain category

a. prototype
b. mental set
c. conceptualization
d. exemplar


Answer: A

Psychology

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Molly is learning that "a" stands for the sound you hear when you say "apple" or "ant;" that "b" stands for the sound in "bat" and "ball;" and so forth. Molly is learning

a. phonemes. b. morphemes. c. syntax. d. semantics.

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The nerve fibers that originate in the cerebral cortex and control movement cross the midline just above the junction of the medulla and spinal cord. As a result, these fibers provide input to _________ structures of the body, or structures that are on the _________ side of the midline as the cortical cells providing their motor input

a. ipsilateral; same b. contralateral; opposite c. ipsilateral; opposite d. contralateral; same

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Cattell identified groups of traits by using a statistical technique called ______

a. analysis of variance c. stepwise regression b. factor analysis d. scatter plotting

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Stratified random sampling is

a. Sampling from specific groups in the population to make sure all relevant groups are in the sample b. Accepting volunteers from the nearest group that is part of the population c. Sampling randomly from the entire population of interest d. Sampling randomly from groups of people in the population

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