What evidence OPPOSES the idea that humans evolved language as a by-product of brain size?
a. Human brains are larger than those of chimpanzees
b. Dolphins and whales do not have language.
c. Brain damage sometimes impairs people's ability to use language.
d. Older children show greater language abilities than younger children.
b
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According to Pavlov, classical conditioning occurs if and only if what happens? a. The learner increases activity at dopamine synapses
b. The learner receives positive reinforcement for a response. c. The learner is conscious of the relationship between the CS and UCS. d. The CS and UCS occur close together in time.
Following a spinal cord injury, formation of the ____ prevents neuronal regeneration in the ____
a. blood-brain barrier, central nervous system b. blood-brain barrier, peripheral nervous system c. scar tissue from glia; central nervous system d. scar tissue from glia; peripheral nervous system
A disorder caused by brain damage in the visual association cortex that separates the brain's speech mechanisms from other parts of the brain is called
a. isolation aphasia. b. the split-brain syndrome. c. auditory agnosia. d. hemispherical asymmetry. e. visual agnosia.
Research suggests several ways in which openness to diversity can be encouraged. Name two or three of them and why they work.
What will be an ideal response?