The term nurture refers to
A) normative and natural developmental pathways for adolescents.
B) traits, abilities, and capacities that are inherited from one's parents.
C) environmental influences that shape behavior.
D) biological and environmental changes that take place continuously over several days.
C
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If you argue that men need to be dominant and women need to be caring for survival, then you are arguing for the:
A. cognitive developmental theory B. psychosexual theory C. evolutionary theory D. social role theory
Which of the following is Hans Selye's term for stress that is healthful?
A) Fixation B) Eugenics C) Eustress D) Catharsis
In one of Thorndike's puzzle boxes, a door would fall open when a cat stepped on a treadle, thus allowing the cat to reach food outside the box. Eventually the cat would step on the treadle as soon as it was put into the box. Thorndike concluded that ________
a. the reasoning ability of cats is quite remarkable b. treadle stepping increased because it had a "satisfying effect" c. the treadle is a CS for stepping d. learning meant connecting the treadle with freedom and food
The __________ is a long bundle of nerves that carries messages from the brain to the body and from the body to the brain. It is responsible for very fast reflexes.
A. spinal cord B. corpus callosum C. cerebrum D. brainstem