In a longitudinal study of ethnically diverse early adolescents, a large imbalance between the brain’s cognitive-control network and its emotional/social network predicted ________

A) increased abuse of all types of drugs into early adulthood
B) adult patterns of drug use that mirrored those of early adolescent nonusers
C) a rapid rise in alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use by midadolescence
D) decreased rates of alcohol consumption but increased rates of tobacco use in the next decade


Answer: C

Psychology

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a. process information simultaneously; process information one sequence at a time b. process patterns of excitation and inhibition; processes information according to rules c. reason about the information they contain; change associations based on experience d. mimic human cognition more closely; work within a limited domain

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Rational coping incorporates elements of the behavioural treatment termed:

A) interpersonal therapy. B) exposure therapy. C) the token economy. D) person-centreed therapy

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a. your memory for elements of the problem b. your insight into the problem. c. your level of expertise d. all of these.

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a. RAS b. Orienting reflex c. Psychological refractory period d. Habituation

Psychology