Which statement regarding the findings of the Big Five study conducted by Srivastava and colleagues (2003) is TRUE?

A. Agreeableness decreased over time.
B. Extroversion increased over time.
C. Openness to new experiences decreased over time.
D. Conscientiousness was stable throughout adulthood.


Answer: C

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In recent research on neural pathways during implicit and explicit learning, participants who were given explicit instructions showed increased activity in the _____, whereas those given implicit instructions showed decreased activity in the _____.

A) prefrontal cortex and parietal cortex; hippocampus B) occipital lobe; hippocampus C) prefrontal cortex and hippocampus; occipital lobe D) hippocampus and occipital lobe; prefrontal cortex and parietal cortex

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Although the fovea of a newborn is larger than that of an adult, which of the following is not true?

A. Individual cells are arranged differently. B. Cells are very similar in size and shape during eye development. C. Cells vary in size and shape. D. Cones are more widely distributed in the fovea of newborns relative to adults.

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Neuron production in humans begins near the end of the first month of prenatal development, shortly after the neural tube closes, and much of it, at least in the cerebral cortex, is completed by the _____________ of prenatal development

a. third month c. sixth month b. fifth month d. eighth month

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Older children typically remember more than younger children. List and describe two strategies that older children use to facilitate their memories

What will be an ideal response?

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