Fourteen-year-old Martha is being interviewed bythe admissions staff at a private high school

When asked what she would like to do for a career one day, Martha pauses and collects her
thoughts before answering with the first thing that pops into her head. What does Martha have
that younger children have not developed yet?
a. response inhibition
b. focus
c. the personal fable
d. hypothetico-deductive thinking and planning


a. response inhibition

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A neurochemical is released from a neuron and diffuses away to influence neurons somewhat distant from the releasing neuron. The chemical is a(n)

A. neurotransmitter. B. neuromodulator. C. neurohormone. D. enzyme.

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Why do linguists expect that only about 300 languages are safe from extinction?

What will be an ideal response?

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A ________ policy involves an offer of reward to those who reduce their socially harmful behaviors

A) voluntarist B) market-based C) command-and-control D) fear-based

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