Tony has devised a test in which people look at clouds and talk about what they see. What type of test would psychologists call this?
a) dynamic
b) projective
c) objective
d) predictive
ANS: B, A projective test is one in which a person is shown a series of ambiguous pictures or inkblots and is asked to describe what he or she perceives; clouds can be perceived as looking like various objects or figures.
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According to nativist Noam Chomsky, a language acquisition device is a(n)
A) innate system of rules common to all languages. B) form of speech made up of high-pitched, exaggerated expressions. C) instrument used to screen infants for language difficulties. D) area of the brain that controls language production.
When you arrange two rows of five pennies each and place them a half-inch apart in the first row while separating the other row of five pennies by three inches, the preoperational child will say that the second row has more pennies. However, the concrete operational child has the capacity to __________ numbers and will not make this same error
a. add b. subtract c. symbolize d. conserve