Jim noticed that there was someone lying on the floor in the hallway. Lots of people were walking by and although a few looked at the person, no one slowed down or stopped. Jim is likely to determine the person is not in need of urgent assistance and continue walking as well because of
a. the bystander effect. c. the ambiguous situation.
b. informational influence. d. all of these.
D
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a. When a person has a dissociative identity disorder, the person often experiences episodes of psychosis. b. When one personality is in control, the core personality will experience a "time lapse," or a memory blackout. c. Each personality may have a distinct voice, vocabulary, and posture, that another personality does not have. d. Identity disorders often begin with unbearable childhood experiences with the first dissociation allowing the child to escape by creating another person to suffer the pain.
A single oligodendrocyte may myelinate axons from an average of _____ different neurons
a. 2 b. 5 c. 10 d. 15
What is a dominant characteristic of culture-fair IQ tests?
A) Minimal verbal skills are required. B) They feature a large number of items pertaining to the test taker's culture. C) They offer a large percentage of math-based questions to reduce the strain on language. D) They are always administered orally.
Which of the following emphasize the social nature of learning in Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development?
A. chromosome and genetic lineage B. maturation and neurological development C. scaffolding and the zone of proximal development D. equilibrium, disequilibrium, and schemas