Assimilation
What will be an ideal response?
interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemas
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a. primary b. secondary c. tertiary d. none of these
The linguistic relativity hypothesis predicts that:
a. language and thought should develop independently b. people in all cultures should think alike, despite their language differences c. language development should consistently lag behind cognitive development d. people should have difficulty thinking about things they cannot describe in words
Evaluators with a behavioral orientation emphasize __________ when doing clinical assessments
a. underlying personality characteristics that mediate behavior b. the interaction of behaviors and situations c. projective techniques d. constellations of needs or motivations
Imagine a graph showing fluid and crystallized intelligence scores as a function of age. Age appears on the x-axis, with increasing age toward the right. One curve portrays fluid intelligence scores; the other, crystallized intelligence scores
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between the two curves as age increases? a) The two curves converge. b) The two curves remain parallel. c) The curves diverge: the slope of the fluid intelligence curve eventually becomes increasingly negative, whereas the slope of the crystallized intelligence curve does not. d) The curves diverge: the slope of the fluid intelligence curve eventually becomes increasingly negative, whereas the slope of the crystallized intelligence curve eventually becomes positive.