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The ________ heuristic is a mental shortcut for judging the likelihood of category membership based on the similarity between a new example and existing category members.

In one study mentioned in your textbook, nuns who expressed the highest levels of ________ in their diaries lived an average of seven years longer than those who expressed lower levels.

Raymond scores very low on traditional IQ tests, but appears to have perfect pitch and can recreate complex concertos on the piano after hearing them just once. Raymond most likely has ________ syndrome.

What do overregularization errors indicate about children?

Angie wants to maximize her infant’s rate of motor development but is also fearful of sudden infant death syndrome. What should she do?

Which statement about the typical process of social identity development in adolescence is true?

What is the scientific term for the degree to which people believe they can turn to others for information, help, advice, or comfort?

Which statement accurately pairs an embryonic cellular layer to the body system it will develop into?

Devin and Mary are identical twin infants. They both take their first steps on the same day in their ninth month. What is an accurate inference from this coincidence in their motor development?

Piaget proposed that children in the preoperational period experience egocentrism, which presents itself as