A classification system that focuses on how much of a given characteristic an individual exhibits is called
a. categorical.
b. measurement based.
c. classificatory.
d. dimensional.
Answer: d.
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a. evolutionary psychologist b. cognitive neuroscientist c. behavioral neuroscientist d. comparative psychologist
Information and events occurring just before a head injury are remembered very poorly or not at all because
a. fear associated with the accident produces suppression. b. consolidation is interrupted. c. the hormone ACTH is secreted. d. "flashbulb" memories are fleeting.
A recent experiment found that 7th graders who were taught math using a computer scored 25% higher on an exam than those 7th graders taught with the traditional lecture format. What is the treatment effect?
a. how the students were taught math b. those students who were taught with the computer c. the 25% higher scores among those taught with the computer d. those students who were taught with the traditional format
Piaget may have underestimated young children's cognitive competence in causal reasoning because:
A. he required children to manipulate objects they were not yet capable of manipulating. B. he used only interviews with his own children as the basis of his conclusions. C. he relied on verbally presented problems and verbal justifications of reasoning. D. his problems deliberately tried to confuse young children.