What area of the brain is associated with the overproduction of synaptic connections during puberty?
a. temporal lobes
b. frontal lobes
c. parietal lobes
d. occipital lobes
Answer: B
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Rates of HIV infections are increasing in _________
A) ?the United States. B) ?Western Europe. C) ?sub-Saharan Africa. D) ?China.
The split-half method can be used to assess a test's
a. predictive validity b. construct validity c. reliability d. all of these, depending on what statistical tests are used