Young children’s brains are described as being very plastic. This means that their brains are ____.?
a. ?made of a different type of cellular material that changes with age
b. ?very changeable and adaptable
c. ?very easily damaged by trauma
d. ?very tough and durable
ANSWER:
b
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a. She has a responsibility to raise the question with the principal investigator and see that it is resolved. b. Because she is not in charge of the project, she has no ethical responsibility and should do nothing. c. Although she has no ethical responsibility, she should suggest that the investigator look into the ethical question but should not pursue the matter any further. d. She should resign her assistantship in order to protect her ethical position.
In operant conditioning an organism learns to respond because
a. involuntary behaviors are elicited. b. of the consequences of the behavior. c. genetic predispositions invoke the behavior. d. a psychological mechanism, known as the operant, forces the organism to perform the behavior.
The most widely used psychological treatment for OCD related disorders is
a) interpersonal psychotherapy. b) psychoanalysis. c) exposure and response prevention. d) operant conditioning.
Which factor of interpersonal attraction refers to how alike you are to another person in background, age, interests, and beliefs?
a. similarity b. cohesiveness c. proximity d. social conformity