Changes in the brain that alter how we process sensory information so that we can focus on just one part of a group of stimuli rather than processing all of the stimuli is called

Suppose that several high school algebra teachers are trying to encourage their students to use analogies more appropriately when they try to solve word problems. The teachers should instruct students

a. to make an educated guess about the answer before trying to solve it. b. to make a matrix that shows the surface similarities between a current problem and a previous problem. c. to sort a number of problems into categories, based on structural similarities. d. to use the hill-climbing heuristic.

Critical to stabilizing the emotions of individuals with borderline personality disorder is

a. exposing them to many new and varied experiences. b. fostering a sense of stability in their internal experience and their network of social relationships. c. helping them learn to prioritize. d. encouraging them to become more flexible.