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What is characteristic of holistic thought?
What is characteristic of holistic thought?
- Preference for using categorical rules
- Focus on objects' attributes
- Detachment of objects from contexts
- Attention to relationships between a focal object and the field (correct)
Which cognitive system relies on abstract, symbolic representational systems?
Which cognitive system relies on abstract, symbolic representational systems?
- Analytic thought (correct)
- Holistic thought
- Neisser system
- Associative system
What type of self-construal primes facilitate holistic processing?
What type of self-construal primes facilitate holistic processing?
- Independent self-construal primes
- Analytic self-construal primes
- Situational self-construal primes
- Interdependent self-construal primes (correct)
Which reasoning system reflects computations based on similarity and contiguity?
Which reasoning system reflects computations based on similarity and contiguity?
What factor influences the prominence of analytic versus holistic cognition?
What factor influences the prominence of analytic versus holistic cognition?
Which type of cognitive strategy gives rise to population-level differences in problem-solving approaches?
Which type of cognitive strategy gives rise to population-level differences in problem-solving approaches?
What is a concern if the database of the behavioral sciences only consisted of Tsimane subjects?
What is a concern if the database of the behavioral sciences only consisted of Tsimane subjects?
In what kind of environment do typical subjects (children of WEIRD parents) develop their folkbiological reasoning?
In what kind of environment do typical subjects (children of WEIRD parents) develop their folkbiological reasoning?
At what age do urban children undergo a conceptual shift to viewing humans as one animal among many?
At what age do urban children undergo a conceptual shift to viewing humans as one animal among many?
According to recent work, where are some of the central conclusions regarding human folkbiological reasoning limited to?
According to recent work, where are some of the central conclusions regarding human folkbiological reasoning limited to?
What is the developmental theory that cognitive scientists have constructed regarding folkbiological reasoning?
What is the developmental theory that cognitive scientists have constructed regarding folkbiological reasoning?
How do urban children reason about biological phenomena before age 7?
How do urban children reason about biological phenomena before age 7?
Which cognitive processes vary systematically across populations?
Which cognitive processes vary systematically across populations?
What does the text suggest about the cognitive styles of Westerners?
What does the text suggest about the cognitive styles of Westerners?
What is the focus of Kohlberg's approach to the development of moral reasoning?
What is the focus of Kohlberg's approach to the development of moral reasoning?
What does the text suggest about the biases and patterns observed across populations?
What does the text suggest about the biases and patterns observed across populations?
What does the text imply about the cognitive foundations of moral reasoning?
What does the text imply about the cognitive foundations of moral reasoning?
What is the main focus of the text?
What is the main focus of the text?
Which approach focuses on the self as the center of spatial judgments and navigation?
Which approach focuses on the self as the center of spatial judgments and navigation?
What type of cognitive frame refers to a system in which spatial judgments are made relative to the external environment?
What type of cognitive frame refers to a system in which spatial judgments are made relative to the external environment?
Which cognitive perspective focuses on understanding an object's location in relation to other objects in the environment?
Which cognitive perspective focuses on understanding an object's location in relation to other objects in the environment?
In the context of spatial cognition, which system is most likely linked to understanding directions based on cardinal points (e.g., north, south)?
In the context of spatial cognition, which system is most likely linked to understanding directions based on cardinal points (e.g., north, south)?
What concept refers to the transmission of cultural practices and knowledge across generations?
What concept refers to the transmission of cultural practices and knowledge across generations?
Which of the following terms best represents the process through which cultural traits change over time?
Which of the following terms best represents the process through which cultural traits change over time?
What is the authors' stance on the origins of observed differences between populations?
What is the authors' stance on the origins of observed differences between populations?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a potential source of population differences?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a potential source of population differences?
What is the authors' view on the idea of radical cultural relativity?
What is the authors' view on the idea of radical cultural relativity?
What does the text suggest about the generalizability of findings based on WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) samples?
What does the text suggest about the generalizability of findings based on WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) samples?
Based on the text, which of the following statements is true about the rhetorical approach of telescoping contrasts?
Based on the text, which of the following statements is true about the rhetorical approach of telescoping contrasts?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a potential reason for population differences?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a potential reason for population differences?
How does the visual system adapt during development?
How does the visual system adapt during development?
What is the Müller-Lyer illusion considered?
What is the Müller-Lyer illusion considered?
What does the finding regarding the Müller-Lyer illusion suggest about psychological processes?
What does the finding regarding the Müller-Lyer illusion suggest about psychological processes?
What is the implication of the finding that American undergraduates and children are at the extreme end of the distribution for the Müller-Lyer illusion?
What is the implication of the finding that American undergraduates and children are at the extreme end of the distribution for the Müller-Lyer illusion?
Based on the text, what can be inferred about the cognitive foundations of moral reasoning?
Based on the text, what can be inferred about the cognitive foundations of moral reasoning?
What does the text suggest about the cognitive styles of Westerners?
What does the text suggest about the cognitive styles of Westerners?
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