One explanation for differences in language processing based on gender suggests that parents tend to provide greater encouragement for verbalization in girls than in boys
This would suggest that gender differences in brain lateralization are the result of ___________ factors.
a. environmental c. genetic
b. nature d. biological
a
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A condition that exists when maturation has advanced enough to allow the rapid acquisition of a particular skill is known as
a. readiness. b. assimilation. c. habituation. d. enrichment.
The training of Kanzi differed from the earlier language studies using other chimpanzees in that Kanzi ____.
A. observed his mother being trained while he was an infant B. was given food reinforcements for associating arbitrary symbols with meanings C. was given only verbal praise D. was raised from birth in a human family, in total isolation from other animals
Compared to temperature regulation and thirst, which of the following is true of hunger?
A. Hunger is a less complicated motivated behavior. B. Hunger cannot be described in terms of homeostasis and drive, but temperature regulation and thirst can. C. There is a set point for temperature regulation and thirst, but not for hunger. D. The set point for hunger can fluctuate more extremely than the set points for temperature and thirst.
Whenever Krysia hung up her coat and put away her backpack after school, she was excused from setting the table, a chore she detests. Krysia's parents were using __________ to modify her behavior
a. self-efficacy c. negative reinforcement b. punishment d. positive reinforcement