Dr. Sardonicus wants to know whether or notBoard the first three years of life are critical for acquiring language. She decides to study a child who was tragically deprived of human language by her parents. This type of research is called a(n):
a. correlational study.
b. experiment.
c. survey.
d. case study.
Answer: d
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a. Larger; smaller b. Closed; open c. Disorganized; structured d. Stratified; nonhierarchical e. Social; task-focused
Capacity for change is one of the key ingredients for successful self-regulation, and is essentially the same thing as ____
a. potential b. willpower c. intent d. opportunity
Sing Tung is given a new drug. As a result, his normal sleep cycle is altered. He moves from stage 0 to stages 1-2-3-4 and then abruptly awakens. The experimenter has recorded his brain activity. Which of the following is not characteristic of Sing Tung's altered sleep cycle?
a. ?A great deal of dream activity was present. b. ?Some alpha waves were present. c. ?Many high amplitude, slow brain waves were present. d. ?Muscle tone was similar to the awake stage.
The gland that is often referred to as the "master gland" is the
a. hypothalamus. c. thyroid gland. b. adrenal gland. d. pituitary gland.