When Marla first moved to New York City, she could hardly sleep because of all the noise coming from the nearby street. After a month or two, she stopped noticing these noises, and now she feels like she would have a hard time sleeping in a quiet country village. What explains this change?
-Weber's law
-bottom-up processing
-opponent-process theory
-sensory adaptation
-sensory adaptation
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The "terrible twos" result because 2-year-old children typically experience a conflict between:
a. wanting to trust their caregiver but fearing that the caregiver will let them down b. wanting to be independent but also needing to rely on caregivers for support c. wanting to love and to hate their caregivers at the same time d. wanting others to like them but also wanting to be selfish and have everything their own way
________ provide(s) girls with a biological advantage over boys in verbal ability.
A. More widespread brain activation patterns B. Increased activity in the amygdala C. Reliance on sensory brain regions to process spoken and written words D. Earlier development of the left hemisphere of the cerebral cortex
The process responsible for the increased speed of neuronal communication is referred to as __________
a) neurotransmission b) myelination c) synaptic pruning d) synaptogenesis
Primary appraisal refers to the stage in emotional adjustment during which
a. the means of meeting a threat is chosen. b. the pros and cons of a particular course of action are weighed. c. one decides if a situation is threatening or not. d. vague feelings of anxiety begin.