________ reliability is a measure of the correlation between the scores of the same people on the same test given on two different occasions
FIll in the blank with correct word.
Answer: Test-retest
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c. Doesn't even know they have it. d. Has had herpes for over one year.
Which research question is MOST relevant to behavioural neuroscience?
A) What brain mechanisms underlie complex decision making? B) What brain mechanisms underlie reinforcement and punishment? C) What brain mechanisms are responsible for long-term memory? D) What are some evolutionary adaptations of the brain?
When comparing the brains of rats raised in a rich environment requiring lots of learning and motor behavior with the brains of rats raised as "couch potatoes" (Greenough, et al., 1990), the cerebellums of the more active rats
A. contained more neuronal connections and dendrites. B. contained fewer neuronal connections but more dendrites. C. were less likely to possess pathological neurotransmitter circuits. D. were exactly the same as the inactive rats.
Why are evolutionary psychologists so fascinated with the study of infant reflexes?
a. Because all infant reflexes disappear within the first month of life, evolutionary psychologists want to know if those behaviors do, in fact, serve a necessary purpose. b. Because only certain "types" of human beings demonstrate innate reflexes, and experts want to know whether this suggests that there are different stages of development of the human species. c. Because the development of innate reflexes gives us information about how human beings adapt to changing circumstances over time. d. Because some research has found that infant reflexes can, in fact, be taught to adults, and that these reflexes can serve a life-saving function in specific circumstances.