During adolescence and adulthood, cognitive functions such as memory and judgment generally become more complex. According to the text, the neurological event most closely associated with such changes is:
a. an increase in the number of neurons in the brain
b. an increase in the overall size of the neurons in the cortex of the brain
c. a decrease in the amount of myelin present in the brain
d. a decline in gray matter that occurs after childhood
d
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a. Spain b. Norway c. Italy d. China
Dr. Fletcher is attempting to determine whether adult criminals were rule breakers throughout their childhood, or whether they suddenly turned to a life of crime. Her research is most concerned with which issue of human development?
a. Nature versus nurture b. Universal versus context-specific development c. Biological versus sociocultural forces d. Continuity versus discontinuity
Questions for which participants choose from a limited number of alternatives are _____ questions
a. leading b. open-ended c. closed-ended d. loaded