The greater ability of adults to integrate thoughts and emotions may be attributable to
a. increased production of androgens
b. progressive myelination
c. decreased production of growth hormone
d. alterations in brain stem structures
b
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Piaget believed that children first become capable of hypothetical thinking during the
a. concrete operational stage. b. sensorimotor stage. c. formal operational stage. d. preoperational stage.
When is an individual most likely to be compliant with directions to do something he or she feels is wrong?
a. when there is a sound scientific reason for doing so b. when the responsibility can be placed on someone else c. when they can be identified as the one who complied d. when they are angry
A problem with longitudinal research on intelligence is that
it is usually distorted by cohort effects, especially in older participants. few people participate in such research voluntarily. people of lesser intelligence tend to volunteer for retesting. practice on the test items may produce learning.
According to the text, the most significant thing that genes do is:
a. determine how the brain will be constructed b. build proteins c. keep the organism alive by regulating physiological processes d. produce sperm and ova so organisms can reproduce