The synaptic pruning that was so prevalent in toddlerhood ________________
a. stops in early childhood
b. continues in early childhood
c. occurs only in the frontal lobes after toddlerhood
d. occurs only in motor areas of the brain after toddlerhood
Answer: B
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Which of the following best describes how contemporary psychology views the mind?
a. Sam was just born smart, though no one else in his family seems to share his intelligence. b. Sam must have gotten the “smart gene” from his mother: He never studies but gets good grades. c. Sam was sent to the best schools and thus became a highly intelligent individual. d. Sam was alert and responsive as a baby, studied diligently in school, and was admitted to a top-ranked college.
In Ana's culture, group harmony takes precedence over the wishes of the individual. It is most likely that Ana defines her "self":
a. in occupational terms. b. in regard to her personality traits. c. in terms of her life goals. d. in the context of her relationships.
Immediate emotional responses to a traumatic event are most directly under the control of the
a. somatic nervous system. b. central nervous system. c. autonomic nervous system. d. cerebral cortex.
What a psychodynamic therapist might call __________________, a cognitive therapist would call ____________________
a. unconscious material; automatic thoughts b. repressed ideation; unconscious material c. defensiveness; repressed urges d. cognitions; schemas