Which is NOT true of categories?
a. Mental categories involve fuzzy boundaries.
b. Typical members resemble the prototype of the category.
c. Diffusion reduces the priming effects for central categorical membership.
d. Evidence supports the notion that multiple types of categorization are used.
Answer: c
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While one student anxiously anticipates a particular classroom activity, a second student complains and dreads the activity. We may assume, according to Thorndike, that
a. the first student is a better student. b. the teacher has an ineffective teaching style. c. the activity is inappropriate for this class. d. the same activity may be satisfying to one while annoying to another.
Describe how adaptation is used to further development, according to Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory
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Which of the following statements is TRUE about how well psychodynamic therapy works?
A. The nature of psychodynamic therapy readily lends itself to empirical study. B. Many studies, including meta-analyses, indicate that psychodynamic treatment is generally beneficial. C. Empirical support for the treatment of personality disorders with psychodynamic therapy does not exist. D. Transference-focused psychotherapy has been largely discredited as an acceptable treatment for bipolar disorder.