Which of the following is the best example of a schema?
a. your realization that the word apple is closer to the word fruit than it is to the word tennis
b. your tendency to read familiar words more quickly than unfamiliar words
c. your understanding that the concept "dentist's office" includes a waiting room and a receptionist, but not video games
d. your ability to reach for your car's turn signal on the left side of the steering wheel, even if you could not verbally describe where it is located
Ans: c
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The Big Five personality traits have been linked with emotional intelligence and psychological well-being. Which statement is false with regard to the Big Five and these factors?
a) Psychological well-being is comprised of subjective well-being and satisfaction with life. b) Agreeableness and openness are associated with positive experiences in social and achievement environments. c) Extraversion influences positive affect and neuroticism influences negative affect. d) Emotional intelligence influences how the Big Five traits influence well-being.
In building a house, carpenters look for instructions on a blueprint, which includes all of the information needed to construct the house. Comparing a house to a human cell, the part of the cell that contains the "blueprint" would be:
a. the Golgi bodies b. the cell membrane c. the mitochondria d. the nucleus