Which statement about neural development is true?
a. Major restructuring of the brain in relation to puberty occurs between 6 and 9 years of age.
b. The brain stops developing after 3 years of age
c. Primitive areas of the brain mature last.
d. The prefrontal cortex and the cerebellum are not wired until a person is 5 to 7 years old.
d
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Culture and ethnicity present challenges for diagnosing personality disorders because ____
a. in their effort to avoid being culturally biased, therapists could miss certain symptoms
b. expressions of personality in one culture may differ from those in another culture
c. norms overlap in most cultures, and ethnicity is difficult to determine
d. diagnostic differences are rarely due to actual cultural differences
Jacques and Pierre are studying for their Spanish exam. Jacques is repeating vocabulary words over and over. Pierre is creating associations between vocabulary words and English words that sound similar. All else being equal, Pierre is more likely to do better on the Spanish exam because he is using ____ rehearsal and Jacques is using ____ rehearsal.?
a. ?maintenance; elaborative b. ?maintenance; transfer-appropriate c. ?elaborative; maintenance d. ?transfer-appropriate; maintenance
All of the following women are 50 years old and have similar health histories. Which of them is at highest risk of dying from coronary heart disease?
a. Naomi, who is always on the go b. Nancy, who suffers from minor depression c. Nina, who suffers from major depression d. Nora, who suffers from dysthymia
____ parenting yields the least successful outcomes
a. Authoritarian b. Authoritative c. Permissive d. Uninvolved