Sometimes there were “extra credit” problems on Violet’s homework. She didn’t even try them. It was hard enough to do the regular problems and get half of them right. Children with ________ mindsets tend not to take on challenging tasks

Fill in the blank with correct word.


Answer: fixed

Psychology

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Ivan has discovered how to tame neurons and keep them as pets. When he's bored, he sometimes starts an action potential going down the axon of each of his four pet neurons, just to see which one will “win” by releasing neurotransmitters first. All of his neurons have axons of the exact same length. Ivan's game got old fast, though, because one neuron always wins. The winner is always ____.?

a. ?Sue, the neuron with the most dendrites b. ?Harry, the neuron with the fattest axon c. ?Elspeth, the neuron with the largest axon hillock d. ?Johann, the neuron with the most potassium channels

Psychology

What is one criticism of Chomsky's theory of language?

A. It downplays the importance of environmental influences. B. It ignores the biological components of language. C. It does not explain how children learn language. D. It fails to account for how we can create new sentences.

Psychology

The Gusii, like people in many traditional cultures, are in contact with their children nearly constantly. How do they view talking to children?

a. They also speak to them constantly. b. They only speak to them during the day, never at night. c. They speak only to the upper caste infants. d. They do not think that it is necessary or useful to speak to infants.

Psychology

Victoria is a pregnant smoker. Victoria is among the estimated _____ percent of American women who smoke during their pregnancies

A) 8 B) 14 C) 20 D) 26

Psychology