The authors of your text describe an incident in which a friend of theirs, Alan, found the body of an elderly neighbor. Despite obvious signs that she was murdered, Alan insisted that she died of old age. Why?
a. He was not particularly adept at social perception.
b. His expectations that she died of old age led him to ignore evidence that she was murdered.
c. Only a very experienced police officer would have had the skills to determine if a murder took place.
d. He was the real murderer, but wanted to cover up his crime.
Answer: B
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a. post; prior
b. respondent; classical
c. backward; foward
d. consequent; antecedent
e. trailing; leading
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A. improvement in divided attention abilities. B. faster communication between the two hemispheres. C. "backup" in the event of brain damage. D. increased diversity among a population.
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a. the effects of maternal depression on infants and their development are positive if the depression lasts less than 9 months b. infants who experience maternal depression show negative, "depressed" behavior themselves, even when interacting with nondepressed adults c. without intervention and treatment, depression-related disturbances in early infant-mother interactions are associated with poor cognitive outcomes at 18 months d. infants of depressed mothers who are cared for by a nondepressed parent or caregiver are more likely to be able to engage in positive interactions
The thalamus and hypothalamus are considered parts of the
a. forebrain. b. hindbrain. c. midbrain. d. brainstem.