Introduction to Psychology

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Question Kyle from Mississippi asks Brandon from Boston if he wants a "coke," and Brandon says, "No thanks, I'll have a Sprite instead," even though Sprite cans were the only drinks Kyle had to offer. Brandon didn't understand that Kyle refers to all sodas and soft drinks as cokes. This is due to differences in

As a story is retold, the stereotypical information is likely to be retained.

What is true of gossip and story-telling?

Sapir and Whorf

Which linguist(s) proposed that the thoughts that an individual has are determined by the language that he or she uses?

Study every day for 1 hour

Which of the following study schedules is most effective for learning assuming you have an exam in 2 weeks?

carrot

3-year-old Camille is learning about the food groups. Her family often eats peas and carrots with dinner, so her prototype for a vegetable is most likely a

practical

Anwar dresses for a cold fall day and steps outside to find it sunny and hot. He goes back inside to change out of his sweater and jeans into a shirt and shorts. Anwar is demonstrating the ________ intelligence component of the triarchic theory of intelligence.

musical

Aram is proficient in playing a number of instruments and can easily learn new songs and rhythms. This exemplifies ________ intelligence.

12 months old

At what age can babies only discriminate among those phonemes that are used in the language(s) in their environments?

availability heuristic

Because Jackie has seen so many documentaries about shark attacks, she is afraid to swim in the ocean. Chris tries to convince her that she's overreacting because more people actually die from bee stings than shark bites. Jackie's belief is an example of the

experience more pervasive daily stress, which affects how the brain functions and develops, thus causing a dip in IQ scores.

Children who live in poverty perform worse on intelligence tests because they________.

Algorithm

Internet search engines use ________ to show the appropriate results.

100

The average IQ score is

standardization; norms

To fulfill one of the three requirements of good test design, Dr. Billimek administered his new test, under uniform conditions, to a large number of people at various ages and who were representative of the population of interest. Dr. Billimek has gone through a procedure called ________, and the scores of this representative group will be used to establish the ________ against which an individual score will be compared and interpreted.

dysgraphia

Walter struggles to write legibly and has a difficult time putting his thoughts on paper. Which learning disability does he have?

natural concept

Wendy's belief that rabbits are cute, fun, and intelligent animals is an example of a

originality, usefulness, surprise

What are the three criteria that are used to determine whether an idea is creative?