Brain imaging during reasoning tasks that are highly related to general intelligence indicate that the ______________ shows consistent activation across different "g-loaded" tasks.
a. parietal lobe
b. association cortex
c. prefrontal cortex
d. somatosensory cortex
Answer: c. prefrontal cortex
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In laboratory studies, individuals are asked to learn a sequence of responses in order to receive a reward or punishment. How do the responses of psychopaths compare to the responses of normal control groups?
a. Psychopaths have a much more difficult time learning. b. Psychopaths show high aversion to anticipated punishment. c. Psychopaths show high intelligence and better overall performance. d. Psychopaths do not seem to be affected by the anticipated punishment.
Verna struggles with several problems, including anxiety, anger, and aggression. According to research presented by your authors, she is most likely to have had a(n) ____ attachment relationship with her parents during her childhood
a. disorganized b. resistant c. avoidant d. secure
Altruistic acts in children tend to occur when the cost of the act is a. low
b. high. c. not known in advance. d. expected to be immediately recouped.
The false-belief task is used to assess whether a child has developed __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word