Which of the following statements defines basic concepts?
a. They are concepts that have a moderate number of instances and that are easier to acquire than those having few or many instances.
b. They are especially representative examples of another concept.
c. They are integrated mental networks of knowledge, beliefs, and expectations concerning a particular
topic or aspect of the world.
d. They are made up of other concepts and express a single idea.
Answer: a
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a.) predictive b.) test-retest c.) interrater d.) discriminant
An advantage of algorithms over heuristics is that:
a) algorithms are less cognitively demanding than heuristics are. b) algorithms are faster to use than heuristics are. c) algorithms take advantage of convenient mental sets. d) algorithms guarantee a correct solution.