The prefrontal cortex seems to be responsible for managing the information in working memory by acting as a central___rather than merely serving as a storage facility for memory.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
executive
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Regarding the effects of deprivation and enrichment, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Impoverished children tend to be sick more often, their mental development lags, and they do poorly at school. b. The stresses of poverty can be hard on parents, leading to marriage problems, less positive parenting, and poorer parent-child relationships. c. Few adults who grew up in poverty have remained trapped in continued poverty. d. Many studies have shown that enriched environments improve the abilities or enhance the development of young children.
Jamie is severely afraid of heights. By working through the fear hierarchy during systematic desensitization, Jamie will gradually undergo
a. adaptation. b. role reversal. c. disinhibition. d. aversion.
Jane Goodall studied chimpanzees by means of the __________ method
a. case study c. survey b. naturalistic observation d. experimental
Because acetylcholine is implicated in memory, we would expect it to be prevalent in the
a. cerebellum. c. amygdala. b. hippocampus. d. medulla.