Diaschisis refers to the ____
a. increase in activity of neurons surrounding a damaged area
b. decreased activity of surviving neurons after other neurons are damaged
c. increased activity in the cerebral cortex after damage to any part of the brain
d. increased activity in the hypothalamus after damage to any part of the brain
b
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In a study by Passarotti et al. (2003), researchers showed children and adults one face for half a second, and then another face for half a second. Participants pressed buttons to indicate whether the faces were the same or different. Brain activation occurred in the same areas for adults and children __________.
A. but covered a larger area of the brain in children than adults, indicating greater efficiency in the adults B. but covered a smaller area of the brain in children than adults, indicating greater efficiency in the adults C. and covered a similar amount of area of the brain in children and adults, indicating equal degrees of efficiency D. but was more disorganized in children than in adults
Which of the following is true of the personality differences among cell phone users as discovered by research?
a. Those who were less conscientious spent more time texting than those who were more conscientious. b. Individuals with a weak sense of self-identity spent much more time making calls than individuals who scored higher on that personality characteristic. c. Those who were shy spent less time texting when compared to those who were extraverted. d. Introverts spent much more time changing their ring tones and wallpapers than extraverts.
Ruth has just given birth to a baby girl. Right away, it appears that something is wrong—the child looks odd. She has a small head, widely spaced eyes, and a flattened nose. What are the doctors most likely to suspect?
a. Ruth consumed considerable quantities of alcohol during the pregnancy. b. Ruth had rubella during the second month of her pregnancy. c. Ruth had syphilis and did not seek treatment for it. d. Ruth did not eat properly throughout the pregnancy.
Jared found that after he got people to sign a petition to help beautify the neighborhood, he was able to collect quite a lot of money when he later went around asking for donations to buy trees and flowers. Jared may not realize it, but he used the ______ approach to obtain compliance to his donation request
a. diffusion of responsibility
b. foot-in-the-door
c. an expressive crowd
d. deindividuation.
e. actor-observer bias.