Which task is more difficult for an experienced reader to perform than it is for someone just learning to read?

A) Look at the names of colors written in different colors and say the color of each word, rather than the word itself.
B) Look at a word flashed on the screen and identify the whole word.
C) Look at two complex pictures flashed on the screen and say whether or not they were the same.
D) Look at a series of words and identify the one that is written right to left instead of left to right.

Benjamin loves putting together puzzles.He has recently mastered putting together a 10-piece Sesame Street puzzle.His mother claps at his accomplishment but wants to continue challenging Benjamin just beyond his current abilities.The next time they play, she gives Benjamin a 15-piece puzzle and offers some guidance on how to sort the pieces out.According to Vygotsky, Benjamin's mother provides _____ that allows Benjamin's cognitive abilities to be built higher and higher.

A) authoritarian parenting
B) assimilation
C) scaffolding
D) conservation

Kanye read several newspaper articles about shark attacks,and he is now convinced that shark attacks are common.When Kanye went on vacation,he refused to go swimming because of his belief about the high probability of a shark attack.This is an example of the:

A) fundamental attribution error.
B) representativeness heuristic.
C) availability heuristic.
D) false consensus effect.

As a form of therapy for relieving problems such as warts,hypnosis is

A) ineffective.
B) no more effective than positive suggestions given without hypnosis.
C) highly effective.
D) more effective with adults than children.

Research by William Dobelle and others suggest the MOST important part of the body for vision is

A) the visual cortex.
B) the retina.
C) the eye itself.
D) the fovea.

Like Jehovah's Witnesses,Sikhs believe in engaging in active conversion campaigns,including door-to-door witnessing.