Which concept has caused many researchers to replace the term "critical period" with "sensitive periods"?

A. Genetic predisposition
B. Plasticity
C. Temperament
D. Imprinting


Answer: B

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Explain how changing beliefs may alter the accuracy of memory.

What will be an ideal response?

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All of the following are examples of defense mechanisms according to psychoanalytic theory EXCEPT a. adaptation

b. displacement. c. repression. d. projection.

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According to the Spencer–Bain principle, ______.

a. the probability of a behavior is increased if it is followed with a pleasurable outcome and decreased if it is followed by painful outcome b. the organisms with the best adapted features will be more likely to survive and reproduce c. advantageous traits are handed down from parents to offspring, resulting in a better adapted species over time d. a person will persist in behaviors that increase their likelihood of survival and abandon behaviors that do not

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