According to the Kingsley Davis (1946) study, following a period of severe deprivation, Anna
A. showed no signs of improvement
B. improved her performance in motor skills but lagged in her intellectual capacities
C. improved her performance in cognitive skills but lagged in her motor capacities
D. was able to catch up to children her own age in both motor skills and cognitive abilities
B
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Which of the following drugs has been claimed by some to be effective adjuncts to psychotherapy?
a. LSD b. MDMA (ecstacy) c. PCP d. Scopolamine e. both LSD and MDMA
In a within-subjects study that extends over a relatively long time, it is possible that there will be systematic changes in the participants' skills or knowledge during the time of the study. When these changes influence the participants' scores, causing scores at the end of the study to be different from scores at the beginning, the effect is called ____
a. history effects b. instrumentation c. maturation d. regression toward the mean
One thing that cocaine, "highway hypnosis," high fever, and meditation all have in common is that they produce
a. hypnagogic images. b. relaxation. c. euphoria. d. ASCs.
As is also true of various other cognitive skills, metamemory awareness ____ during early and middle childhood
a. fails to begin to develop b. declines c. remains at a stable moderate level d. improves