Which issue has dominated many of the research questions in lifespan development?
A. Which areas of lifespan development are the most important for producing normal human functioning?
B. How much of people's behavior is due to their genetically determined nature and how much is due to nurture?
C. What role does the unconscious play in shaping human behavior?
D. What are the appropriate methods to use when studying development over time?
Answer: B
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a. sympathetic b. parasympathetic c. central d. peripheral
What is the reason why REM sleep is referred to as paradoxical sleep?
a. The neurons in the central nervous system reverse polarity and thus reverse the charges of the action and resting potentials during REM sleep. This reversal is "undone" when we shift into NREM sleep. b. The restorative purpose of sleep is actually reversed during REM sleep, and it drains rather than restores our energy stores. c. The muscles of the body remain relaxed even though the brain is very active. d. During REM sleep, the EEG activity in our brain suggests that we start at stage 4 and go backward to stage 1 sleep. During NREM sleep, we start at stage 1 and go up to stage 4 sleep.
Andrew is in a very bad mood. According to the mood congruence effect, what information from his day will Andrew be more likely to remember?
a. His roommate snapping at him.
b. What he ate for lunch.
c. What time he got up in the morning.
d. Receiving an ‘A' on an assignment.
Surprisingly little empirical research has been devoted to evaluating Freud's theories.
a. true b. false