All of the following statements about brain development are accurate except
a. myelination is complete in many areas of the brain by the age of 4 years
b. pruning of neurons occurs at different rates in different parts of the brain
c. the cerebral cortex develops more slowly than the parts of the brain that are responsible for basic body functions
d. experience-dependent aspects of the brain are open to the effects of experience as long as those experiences occur before the age of 3 years
D
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Suppose you read a psychology article, and the introduction informs you that the article will take a box-score approach to reviewing the research on some aspect of gender comparisons. You would expect that the authors of the article will
a. list the pros and cons of different interpretations of the data. b. decide whether the overall difference is large, based on a tally of the outcomes of many previous studies. c. use a statistical method to integrate the available studies in that area. d. describe a statistical analysis similar to a correlation coefficient.
Thinking in which many possibilities are developed from one starting place is called __________ thinking
a. deductive b. convergent c. divergent d. intuitive
The main purpose of replicating studies is to:
A) keep the scientific community aware of the results. B) renew drug and technology patents based on the research. C) ensure that the results are correct. D) secure extra funding.
Specific phobias are relatively common disorders, with lifetime prevalence rates of over __ of the population.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).