In the Journal of Neuropsychology, you read a research article about a study of sprouting in the brains of young children. Sprouting means
a. the proliferation of connections between the brain hemispheres.
b. an increase in the types of neurotransmitters in the brain.
c. the growth of new dendrites.
d. the pruning back of neural connections.
c
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Thirty-six-year-old Alexander and 25-year-old Jonathan are typical first-time fathers. We would expect that a. Alexander will spend more time with his child than Jonathan
b. Alexander and Jonathan will spend about the same amount of time with their children. c. Jonathan will spend more time with his child than Alexander. d. Jonathan will spend more time with his child if his child is male and Alexander's is female.
Tammy ate raw oysters for the first time and, 4 hours later, became extremely sick to her stomach. Now, the smell of oysters makes her stomach queasy. What is the CR?
A) stomach queasiness at the smell of oysters B) the taste of an oyster C) a bacterium or other toxin D) vomiting after ingesting a toxin
The suggestion that psychological disorders could be treated in the same way as physical illnesses in the body was proposed:
a. at the turn of the century by Sigmund Freud b. over 2,000 years ago by Hippocrates c. for the first time only 50 years ago d. over 10,000 years ago by Greek philosophers
According to Freud, the ego is governed by the
a. pleasure principle. b. reality principle. c. ego ideal. d. partial ego principle.