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What did Terman's groundbreaking study of gifted children accomplish?


A) It put to rest the myths that existed about genius in the early part of the 20th century.
B) It proved that gifted children and adults are more prone to mental illnesses or odd behavior than other groups.
C) It demonstrated that they also have more than their share of failures.
D) It demonstrated that genius is the only factor that influences real success in life.
E) It demonstrated that giftedness is strongly correlated with social immaturity.

F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

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A person whose frontal lobes are damaged (just above the eyes) will be expected to


A) show difficulty in comprehending speech.
B) experience hallucinations.
C) display little response to a particular stimulus.
D) have difficulty in forming a cognitive map.
E) be unable to shift information into long-term memory.

F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

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Concepts


A) can represent objects but not activities.
B) cannot be directly observed by researchers.
C) are basically the same from one person to the next.
D) interfere with our ability to organize new information.
E) come in exactly two types, visual and auditory.

F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

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Alex and Barbara are asked to estimate the size of a crowd. Alex is asked whether the crowd is bigger or smaller than 10,000, whereas Barbara is asked whether the crowd is bigger or smaller than 2,000. The fact that Alex would give a larger estimate could best be explained by


A) the representativeness heuristic.
B) mental set.
C) the anchoring bias.
D) self-imposed limitations.
E) cognitive maps.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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