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In attempting to find and purchase high-quality cosmetics,Megan reminds herself that the most expensive brands are the best.Megan's self-reminder illustrates the use of

A) an algorithm.
B) trial and error.
C) framing.
D) a heuristic.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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The beginning of babies' receptive language development is best illustrated by their capacity to

A) recognize the distinctive sound of their own voice.
B) match another person's distinctive mouth movements with the appropriate sounds.
C) babble only sounds that are part of the household language.
D) comprehend the meaning of languages they have never experienced.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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People are very likely to decide to be organ donors when the default option on their renewable drivers' license forms is Yes,but they can choose to drop out.They are much less likely to decide to be organ donors if the default option on their license forms is No,but they can choose to opt in.This best illustrates the effects of

Using different words for two very similar objects enables people to recognize conceptual distinctions between the objects.This best illustrates

Alex was an African Grey parrot who displayed

The ability to produce words is to productive language as the ability to comprehend speech is to ________ language.

Recently experienced local weather conditions often have a greater impact on people's perceived threat of global climate warming than less memorable scientific data regarding long-term planetary weather trends.This best illustrates the impact of

The spontaneous utterance of a variety of sounds by infants is called

When Fred pronounced the words this and that,he noticed that they share a common

By learning to classify cats and dogs,monkeys demonstrate a capacity to form

An unwillingness to give up our beliefs even when the evidence proves us wrong is called

Without being aware of it,we often use highly adaptive heuristics.This best illustrates the value of

Many people perceive carjackings as more serious threats to their lives than failing to use seatbelts because carjackings are so much more memorable.This best illustrates the importance of

Left hemisphere damage to Wernicke's area is most likely to contribute to

Psychologist Wolfgang Köhler placed a piece of fruit and a long stick outside chimpanzee Sultan's cage.Inside the cage he placed a short stick.After gaining insight into the solution of the problem,Sultan used

When we use the term Hispanic to refer to a category of people,we are using this word as a(n)

The two-word stage of language development typically begins at the age of ________ months.

During high school,Charlie found it easy to get away with cheating on his tests.College is a different story,so Charlie spends as many hours devising new ways to cheat as it would take him to study and perform well in an honest fashion.Charlie's shortsightedness best illustrates the consequences of

Wernicke's area is a region of the brain involved in

A mental set is a