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krzymel

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Ella is 4 years old and expanding her schema regarding dogs. The dog that she knows the best is her neighbors golden retriever, Gus. She was recently told by her neighbor that dogs like to roll in grass with distinctive, or smelly, odors. Under what circumstances is she most likely to extend that fact to all dogs?
 
  a. She hears her uncle describe his dog Bob rolling around with a dead fish, but has not yet met Bob.
  b. She sees Gus roll in the grass and then finds a dead mouse in the same area.
  c. She sometimes sees dogs through the car window that are rolling in the grass.
  d. She sees a nature show on television about hyenas who engage in the same activity.

Question 2

Tinesha comes into her Introduction to Psychology class on the first day of the semester and sees a man wearing blue jeans and a T-shirt sitting at the front of class. She does not say anything to him, and assumes that he is just someone sitting in the room. When more students show up and the man doesnt leave, Tinesha starts to wonder if he is going to cause a problem. When he stands up and says, Hello everyone, Im Dr. Lawrence and I will be teaching your psychology class this semester, Tinesha starts to wonder if this will be a good class. Tineshas perception of Dr. Lawrence is probably affected by the fact that he does not represent a common _______, or average image, of a college professor.
 
  a. exemplar
  b. schema
  c. prototype
  d. concept



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
c



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