Dr. Wellman is using an electroencephalograph on one of her patients to measure _____.
A. action potentials in an individual neuron
B. the electrical resistance of hair
C. the rate of glucose uptake in active regions of the brain
D. the average activity of the cells in a given region of the brain
Answer: D
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A. hair B. poetry C. laughter D. string
The advent of humans' settling in places and adopting a sedentary lifestyle based on agriculture, about 10,000 years ago, allowed people to
a. specialize in various skills. c. socialize more often. b. hunt more often. d. have more children.
How is the cognitive functioning of Rachel, an 8-year-old, likely to compare with Bethany, a 16-year-old?
a. Rachel will use less efficient strategies. b. Rachel and Bethany will have the same amount of working memory. c. Rachel will use more automatic processes. d. Bethany will process information more slowly.
Tom and Pat are subjects in an experiment on problem-solving. They are each placed in separate rooms and asked to generate solutions to the problem of global warming. Tom is given an hour to generate solutions, while Pat is only given 20 minutes. Which of the following is most likely to occur?
A. Tom will have generated a more diverse array of possible solutions. B. Pat will have generated a more diverse array of possible solutions. C. Tom will have generated more heuristics relevant to solving the problem. D. Pat will have generated more heuristics relevant to solving the problem.