To say that "brain plasticity is high in childhood" means that:
a. brain development is modified by the environmental experiences the child has
b. the brain undergoes a "growth spurt" in the number of neurons the develop during childhood
c. the brain is very vulnerable and easily damaged during childhood
d. children have to work very hard to learn new things during this developmental period
a
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Given that the mean is 500 and the standard deviation is 100 on one section of the SAT, what is the approximate probability of a student scoring 600 or higher on the test?
a. .84 b. .50 c. .16 d. .34
Adler believed that in association with the upward drive a person also has an innate sense of kinship with all of humanity which he called ______________.
a. social lifestyle b. social interest c. will to fraternity d. will to unity
Two-month-old Timothy was presented with a picture of a rectangle until he showed habituation of attention. When the rectangle was rotated, the habituation continued. When the shape was changed to a square, however, Timothy showed recovery from habituation. These observations suggest that
a. Timothy appears to perceive the individual sides of the objects. b. Timothy cannot discriminate between different objects. c. Timothy's reliance on kinetic cues has matured. d. Timothy appears to perceive the two objects as different from each other.
Julie wants special permission to stay out on a date past her normal curfew. Her parents, who are authoritarian parents, are most likely to respond
A. "Why should we let you do this?" B. "No, you are not allowed to extend curfew." C. "You can make that choice and suffer the consequences." D. "It doesn't matter to us what you do."