Sixteen-year-old Paris's motto is, "It's all about me!" This belief fits well with the concept of adolescent
a. egocentrism
b. learned helplessness.
c. secular growth.
d. foreclosure.
a
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Professor Windell is lecturing about the resting potential of neurons. He will tell his class that the resting potential is advantageous because _____.
A. it minimizes the toxic effects of sodium B. the cell is ready to produce an action potential quickly following a stimulus C. it prevents the cell from having to use any energy to keep itself prepared to fire an action potential. D. this maintains equal levels of the ions both inside and outside of the neuron
In a study of mothers who used combinations of alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine during pregnancy, it was found that they produced children who
A. could not be distinguished from those produced by mothers who used alcohol only. B. had less gray matter than other children for the first few weeks of life, but who were subsequently quite normal. C. had less white matter than other children. D. had less gray matter than other children at least until age 10 to 13 years.
Gender intensification ________
a. is greater for boys than for girls b. is experienced more by children in the latency period than it is by adolescents c. causes girls to reject their feminine aspects d. causes boys' self-descriptions to become more masculine
When a person first encounters a stressor, the pituitary gland responds by:
A. releasing adrenaline. B. releasing endorphins. C. releasing corticosteroids. D. releasing serotonin.