Psychology Quiz #3 – Flashcards
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A heuristic is a(n) ____.
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shortcut to problem solving, also known as a "rule of thumb"
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A healthy orbitofrontal cortex helps us think about ____.
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the relative value of particular choices
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A person with moderate intellectual disability ____.
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may complete a second-grade curriculum by the age of 18
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At the onset of puberty, ____.
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there is substantial gray matter growth
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Careful formulation of a problem may help to avoid distractions from ____.
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irrelevant information
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Concept formation is ____.
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not uniquely human
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Development is believed to ____.
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be continuous in some aspects and discontinuous in others
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How can adolescence best be described?
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A period of development beginning at puberty and ending at young adulthood
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In which of the following ways does a typical child first learn language?
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Evan seems to learn words and form small sentences effortlessly with no specific instruction.
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Midlife is most often a time of ____.
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many challenges
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Of the following, who best demonstrates social or emotional intelligence?
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Jimmy, who is five years old and able to resist eating one marshmallow long enough to be rewarded with two
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Parenting styles can be divided into four categories, which vary along ____ (Baumrind, 1975; Maccoby & Martin, 1983).
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two dimensions: support and behavioral regulation
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People with very high maximizer scores tend to be ____.
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less happy and more prone to depression
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Teens begin to form an identity by asking "Who am I?" and "What kind of person do I want to be?" According to Erikson, failure to achieve a stable identity leads to ____.
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role confusion and problems with subsequent stages
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Socioeconomic status ____.
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is positively correlated with IQ
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The ability to think logically without the need to use learned knowledge is called ____.
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fluid intelligence
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The ectoderm develops into ____.
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the nervous system
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The loss of the ability to speak or understand language is called ____.
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aphasia
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What is the definition of accommodation?
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The incorporation of new learning into an existing schema that requires revision of the schema
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What is the definition of assimilation?
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The incorporation of new learning into an existing schema, without the need to revise the schema
