A procedure that severs the connections of the prefrontal cortex to other areas of the brain is __________.
A. limbic curettage
B. trephining
C. ECT
D. prefrontal lobotomy
Answer: D
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A. the decay of numerical memory B. the extinction of auditory traces C. George Miller's magic number seven, plus or minus two D. the limits of procedural memory
Neka wants to make sure Jamal keeps doing well in school and doesn't fall in with the wrong crowd. Research suggests she should ______.
A. discourage him from having too many friends B. become an authoritarian parent C. show him she doesn't care about his success D. try to eat dinner as a family most nights of the week
Which of the following comparisons would be MOST useful to support an argument regarding the effects of environment on intellectual differences?
a. IQ correlations between fraternal twins compared with correlations between identical twins b. IQ correlations between identical twins reared together with correlations between identical twins reared apart c. comparison of families with one adopted child and one biological child d. comparisons of adopted identical twins and adopted fraternal twins
Which of the types of cytoskeleton fiber may be involved with structural changes in response to learning?
A. microfilaments B. neurofilaments C. tau proteins D. microtubules