Ari's mother is amazed at all the things he can do as a 9-year old child. She learns that during middle childhood, the brain is plastic. What does this statement mean?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Brain growth is still plastic-that is, flexible and responsive to experience-in middle childhood, meaning that experience with a new skill may result in changes to brain structure.
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Though Jenny tried to reach a puzzle on the top shelf by standing on a chair, she simply could not reach it. Out of nowhere, she realized that by placing a thick catalog on the seat of the chair, she would be high enough to reach the puzzle. Jenny's solution is best explained by which of the following?
A. Her previous history of conditioning B. The development of a cognitive map C. Latent learning D. Insight learning
Implicit bias, which is an unconscious and largely automatic negative response to people from other ethnic or racial groups, is __________.
A. present in middle childhood but declines thereafter B. not present until adolescence and adulthood C. present to about the same degree from middle childhood through adulthood D. stronger in ethnically mixed communities than in homogeneous communities
Who was responsible for the ontological argument for the existence of God?
a. St. Augustine b. St. Anselm c. Lombard d. Abelard
When the effect of one variable depends on the level of other variable, that is called the main effect.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)