Which of the following changes explains why adolescents, compared to children, may be better able to concentrate and stay focused on reading tasks?
A. reduced myelination
B. improvements in attention
C. decreasing use of mnemonic devices
D. sticking to a tried-and-true strategy
Answer: B
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a. psychophysics. b. perception. c. parapsychology. d. subliminal perception. e. sensory adaptation.
A knockout gene is one a. that is missing in an organism
b. that does not produce the protein product of a normal gene c. in which a mutation has occurred in one or more of its alleles d. that produces disease or death in more than 50 percent of those who have the gene.
By including all the details of the control groups in the procedure section of the research report, experimenters are describing the essential elements on which the _____ of their conclusions rests
a. external validity c. generalizability b. internal validity d. restriction
What implication comes from the study on positive affect and better cross-race facial recognition?
A. It shows that positive affect has few connections to facial recognition. B. It can lead to greater positivity in interracial relations. C. It explains that positive affect influences how mixed-race individuals fare in this task. D. It has the potential to explain how positive affect works in other areas of race relations.