Functional fixedness occurs when people think about objects in the standard way
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
TRUE
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Studies of stereotypes demonstrate that
a. men tend to have more traditional stereotypes than women do. b. White men tend to hold more stereotyped beliefs than Black men do. c. people in different cultures have stereotypes that are substantially different from those found in North America. d. in many cultures, women are considered more ambitious than men.
A person who believes that chance and luck are major factors in our lives is probably:
A. less stressed than someone who doesn't think this way B. exhibiting an external locus of control C. exhibiting an internal locus of control D. a hardy person
Your beloved cat was injured in a fall from a tree. Afterwards, your cat seems to be ravenous all the time and gains a great deal of weight. Which part of your cat was most likely injured in the fall??
a. ?the tongue b. ?the ventromedial hypothalamus c. ?the lateral hypothalamus d. ?the thalamus
Mario recently lost his mother and was fired from his job of 20 years. He rarely gets to see his children after his divorce. He believes that he has bad luck and that everything he does seems to end in a mess. Mario is most likely to:
A) face health problems. B) recover from the empty nest syndrome. C) learn new skills more easily than in the past. D) experience an increase in fluid and crystalline intelligences.