The suggestion that the ____________________ cortex, characterized as the "executive control center" of the brain, appears to be the last area of the brain to fully mature has been used as a possible explanation for why ____________________ behavior peaks during adolescence
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
prefrontal; risky
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The discussion about face recognition points out that we perceive a face in terms of a "gestalt." You can therefore conclude that
a. we perceive faces in terms of their overall structure. b. each element of someone's face (eyes, nose, etc.) is unique to that particular face. c. we use top-down processing when we perceive a face, moving from the eyes, to the nose, etc. d. we process faces the same as we process other visual stimuli.
Poor reliability of treatment implementation can result in increased risk of ____
a. Type I error only b. Type II error only c. both Type I and Type II errors d. neither Type I nor Type II error
Adults recall much more from preschool ages than from when they were infants because
a. parents take more family photos of preschoolers. b. as infants, they repressed memories of abusive events. c. preschoolers build language fluency and a sense of self. d. infants focus on sensorimotor play rather than on memory.
Compared with typical controls, people with dyslexia show a. no differences in brain symmetry
b. greater asymmetry in the planum temporale. c. less asymmetry in the planum temporale. d. a higher degree of laterality.