The concept of resiliency—that some children grow up in challenging environments (e.g., violence, poverty, etc.) but still manage to develop normally—suggests that genetic limits may protect the individual from some negative environments
This protective influence of the genes is a form of
A) shared environment.
B) canalization.
C) the dominant-recessive relationship.
D) niche-picking.
B) canalization. An advantage of canalized traits is that they resist the influence of negative environments, and therefore promote resiliency.
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a. the method of loci. b. the spacing effect. c. the keyword method. d. the hierarchy technique.
Kosslyn interpreted the results of his research on imagery (such as the island experiment) as supporting the idea that the mechanism responsible for imagery involves ___________ representations.
A. epiphenomenal B. propositional C. spatial D. unilateral
With the best treatment available today, major neurocognitive disorder is generally a. reversible
b. controllable but not curable. c. curable. d. not very responsive to treatment.
Anna would like to see one more Christmas before her terminal illness takes her life, and she will then "go" peacefully. Anna is exhibiting which reaction to impeding death?
a. anger b. denial and isolation c. bargaining d. depression