What would a white spot on the side of an otherwise black dog be perceived as?

A) a figure on a ground
B) a reversible figure
C) an afterimage
D) a subjective contour

The most common style of life is the

A) getting type.
B) avoiding type.
C) dependent type.
D) dominant type.

An experimenter tests the reading skills of some 10-year-old children, puts them on a low-fat diet for 6 months, retests their reading skills, and finds that most show a significant improvement in their reading. The experimenter concludes that a low-fat diet improves intellectual development. One major defect in this study is the lack of any

A) dependent variables.
B) demand characteristics.
C) control group.
D) independent variables.

Researchers have found that the most effective way to raise a child's level of moral reasoning is to

A) praise the child's current level of thinking.
B) let the child develop without organized intervention.
C) present examples of moral reasoning that are slightly above the child's current level of functioning.
D) encourage the child to read accounts of famous historical figures known for their high moral standards.

How many women experience sexual assault over their lifetime?

A) 1 in 2
B) 1 in 3
C) 1 in 4
D) 1 in 5

Under the ______ theory,your basis of comparison for categorization decisions need not be something that actually exists.

A) exemplar
B) prototype
C) schema
D) knowledge-based