When researching the brain and behavior of 1-year-old babies, Dr. Jackson found that any damage to the left side of the brain affected their speech capabilities, while any damage to the right side of the brain affected their artistic capacity. This best illustrates the concept of:
A. integration.
B. plasticity.
C. visual guidance.
D. lateralization.
Answer: D
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a. sympathetic division; parasympathetic division b. parasympathetic division; sympathetic division c. somatic nervous system; autonomic nervous system d. autonomic nervous system; somatic nervous system
_____ is what a person can accomplish, while _____ is what a person has accomplished.
A. Intelligence, achievement B. Achievement, intelligence C. Scholastics, performance D. Performance, scholastics
How does using alternate forms test an instrument’s reliability?
a. It seeks a high, negative correlation between scores on two different versions of a measure assessing the same construct. b. It seeks a high, positive correlation between scores on two different versions of a measure assessing the same construct. c. It compares scores on instruments that measure different constructs to make sure they are not highly correlated. d. It compares scores on one half of an instrument to scores on the other half to make sure they are highly positively correlated.
Self-concept is the same thing as self-esteem.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)