Which of the following imaging techniques would be best for studying the activity of one single neuron?
a) CT scan
b) PET scan
c) microelectrodes
d) magnetoencephalography
Answer: c
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_____ can be defined as hypothetical beliefs about the past that could have occurred in order to avoid or change a negative outcome
a) Counterfactual thinking b) Emotional thinking c) Pragmatic thinking d) Practical thinking
The purpose of an adaptation period in systematic naturalistic observations is to
a. increase interobserver reliability. b. decrease training time. c. increase observer accuracy. d. decrease reactivity.
The research of Anne Becker illustrates how cultural attitudes toward beauty affect eating behaviors (Becker, Burwell, Herzog, Hamburg, & Gilman, 2002). What did Anne Becker find??
a. ?With the introduction of American television, adolescent girls in Fiji reported higher rates of dieting. b. ?Home-schooled American teens with no access to television reported less of a desire to diet than their public school counterparts. c. ?In regions of Africa once plagued by famine, food surplus levels positively correlate with the number of women reporting the need to diet. d. ?Adolescent German girls were three times as likely to go on diets after visiting America while vacationing with their families.
According to your text, the U.S. educational system frequently
a. pressures immigrant children to develop their English skills, and it does not emphasize the value of children retaining their first language
b. values children who retain fluency in a first language such as Vietnamese, Portuguese, or Arabic
c. makes great efforts to encourage simultaneous bilingualism
d. believes that a student's attitude toward people who speak a foreign language is much more important than his or her skill in speaking that language