The most common traumatic brain injury in the United States is a _____.
a) transient ischemic attack
b) contusion
c) concussion
d) cerebral laceration
Answer: c) concussion
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Children are more successful in learning the meaning of a word if they hear it once a day for several days than if they hear it five times in one day. This illustrates the importance of __________.
A. associative learning B. fast mapping C. the mutual exclusivity assumption D. the importance of syntactic context to learning word meanings
In terms of physical aging, what is the difference between adults who are considered athletes versus nonathletes?
A. Athletes experience more subtle and gradual declines in physical abilities from the late 30s to the 60s. B. Nonathletes experience more gradual declines because of less damage to ligaments and tendons. C. The muscles and motor skills of nonathletes are more susceptible to damage due to infrequent but more strenuous use. D. Athletes age faster in early adulthood, but the declines are not as noticeable until they reach middle age.
After time has elapsed following an extinction procedure, the learned response will often
reappear in a test for retention. This phenomenon is called a. acquisition. b. reacquisition. c. spontaneous recovery. d. reemergence. e. extinction.
Kristin and Kate's teacher gave them each a task measuring higher-order executive control. Kristin is monolingual while Kate is bilingual. How are the children likely to perform?
A. Kristin will perform better than Kate. B. Kate will perform better than Kristin. C. Kate and Kristin will perform the same. D. Neither child will be able to complete the task.