Researchers scanned the brains of infants longitudinally as they slept. They found that areas growing the most rapidly in the first year were those that control __________.
A. visual and language abilities
B. memory abilities
C. spatial problem-solving
D. higher order decision making
Answer: A
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A. pulling us B. pushing us C. helping us D. hurting us
Visual form agnosia is usually caused by damage to brain regions in the:
A) left prefrontal cortex. B) lateral occipital cortex. C) primary visual cortex (area V1). D) lateral geniculate nucleus.
The humanistic psychology approach to personality has been criticized for
A. its psychotherapy techniques, which focus too much attention on overt behavior. B. concepts that are too vague to be tested empirically. C. placing too much emphasis on sexual determinants of personality development. D. being better at describing personality than at explaining it.
Boris is 10 years old. When describing himself, he's least likely to
A) talk about specific skills such as being good at chess. B) compare himself to other children that he knows. C) think of how his parents describe him. D) describe himself as "really smart."