Training of health psychologists and therapists needs to be enhanced in these areas:

a. cultural competency and awareness of the lifespan issues
b. understanding empirical research and more familiarity using sites such as WebMD
c. understanding a second language, and psycholinguistics
d. psychopharmacoloty and the medical model.

A

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Which of the following classroom practices are most consistent with the views expressed in Piaget's work?

a. drilling of basic concepts (e.g. multiplication tables) to serve as building blocks for more complex concepts b. high standards and rigorous standardized testing c. learning by interaction and experimentation d. incorporating the child's cultural heritage into the classroom

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Sheddon, an eighteen-year-old college student, is presented with the problem "8 + 6 = __" and draws a blank. He cannot recall the answer from memory. Which of the following is he most likely to say to himself in his head as a backup strategy?

a. "ten plus six is sixteen, minus two is fourteen" b. "seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen" c. "one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight; nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen" d. "eighteen plus six is twenty-four, minus ten is fourteen"

Psychology