Applying research in this area, how does the presence of peers influence adolescents' and adults' behavior on a virtual driving task?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Adolescents take more risks when peers are in the test room, whereas adults are not influenced by the presence or absence of peers.
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Gallese and colleagues (1996) noted that certain types of neurons, now called neurons, activated when a monkey grasped food on a tray, but also activated when they watched the experimenter grasping food on a tray
a. imitative b. anticipatory c. redundant d. mirror
The principle of stare decisis reflects the judicial system's preference for maintaining stability in the law by
A. changing the law in accordance with legislative trends. B. modifying the law based on political pressures. C. abiding by settled principles whenever possible. D. none of the above
An organism in a state of physiological arousal
a. is at a steady state of motivation. b. tends to be less focused. c. has increased electrical activity in the brain. d. is less receptive to stimuli.
A test that estimates whether a person will succeed at a particular task is said to have
a) content validity. b) predictive validity. c) construct validity. d) convergent validity.