The ______________, responsible for abstract reasoning and complex problem solving, is one of the last areas to mature and does not finish its prune-and-mature process until the end of adolescence
A) prefrontal cortex
B) temporal cortex
C) parietal cortex
D) occipital cortex
A) prefrontal cortex
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In the nervous system information is passed through the body’s ____, while in the endocrine system information is passed through the body’s ____
a. ?glia; neurons b. ?bloodstream; neurons c. ?neurons; bloodstream d. ?neurons; glia
Regarding the proposed DSM-5, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. A new edition, the DSM-5, is due to be published in 2013 and will reflect updated research and changing social attitudes. b. As new disorders are added to the DSM-5, some psychologists worry that more and more normal human behavior is being redefined as problematic. c. Few of the proposed mental disorder additions to the DSM-5 have been shown to seriously disrupt a person's life. d. Gender identity disorder may continue to be included in the DSM-5 as gender dysphoria.
According to the doctrine of _____________, an event is completely explainable in terms of antecedent events.
a. objectivism b. rationalism c. empiricism d. determinism
Deena is a native of Jamaica. She is now attending public school in the United States for the
first time. Deena has been assigned to a class where the instruction is in both Spanish and English. Which one of the following approaches is being employed in Deena's class? a. Bilingual education b. Structured immersion c. English-as-a-second-language program d. Submersion