Playing games like Pictionary oftentimes require that you draw (or describe) different characteristics of an object, person, etc., in order for your partner to guess the correct answer. Games such as these are good examples of _______________
a. typicality gradients c. category flexibility
b. fuzzy boundaries d. dynamic representation
Answer: d
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Sal has poor social skills, which are interfering with his ability to make friends at school
His therapist demonstrates correct and appropriate social skills for him and then encourages Sal to mimic them. The learning of social skills eventually occurs and is all a result of Sal watching his therapist and then practicing the new skills with him. This technique is referred to as _____ a) participant modeling. b) the token economy. c) aversion therapy. d) systematic desensitization.
Recall that in the Stanford Prison Study conducted by Haney, Banks, and Zimbardo (1973), guards became increasingly aggressive and prisoners became increasingly submissive and withdrawn, all in under a week. Results of this (aborted) study suggest that
a. social roles can take on a power all their own. b. norms in the real world are often adopted in artificial settings. c. humans are inherently aggressive and will "act out" in the appropriate situation. d. interdependence can be reduced in powerful situations.