In ________, extra synapses are eliminated during development
Fill in the blank with correct word.
Answer: pruning
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One major difference between research in social psychology and research in other fields such as chemistry is that
a. social psychologists are less likely to rely on empirical observation to draw conclusions. b. many people have intuitive opinions about the questions that social psychologists study empirically. c. in social psychology, researchers are less concerned with theories and more concerned with data. d. social psychology is less of a science than many other fields.
Ethan has been released from jail in the United States and is applying for jobs in the South and the Northeast. Ethan is probably more likely to land interviews in the South than in the Northeast if he was in jail for
a. assaulting a person who taunted him in public about an affair with his wife. b. committing fraud on a million-dollar insurance claim. c. illegally importing cocaine across the border. d. robbing a jewelry store owned by a member of a racial minority group.
Almost all women with anorexia nervosa experience ____
a. amenorrhea c. dysmenorrhea b. dysfunctional uterine bleeding d. premenstrual syndrome
Researchers believe that it is easier for children to organize objects on the intermediate levels, rather than on more broad or general levels. If word learning parallels children's ability to organize objects, which of the following words is most likely to appear the earliest in a young child's vocabulary?
a. Animal c. Dog b. Mammal d. Collie