Cohort effects concern the impact of being born in one particular historical context rather than another
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Which of the following students provides the best statement about the difference between people's performance in laboratory research and their performance in everyday life, with respect to working memory?
a. Phineas: "The tasks are much more difficult in the laboratory than they are in everyday life." b. Lizzy: "People try harder to perform well in the laboratory, compared to everyday life." c. Robert: "People are much more emotional in everyday life than in the laboratory." d. Glencora: "People work on a greater variety of tasks in everyday life, compared to the laboratory."
Dr. Singh studies the relationship between changes in the brain and the developing person's cognitive processing and behavior patterns. She is part of a group of researchers from the fields of psychology, biology, neuroscience, and medicine
This approach to development is known as A) the information-processing approach. B) cognitive-development theory. C) behaviorism. D) developmental cognitive neuroscience.
When women are chosen for leadership positions over units or departments in crisis, this is
a. breaking the glass cliff, because women are now in leadership positions. b. referred to as the glass cliff, because the chance of any leader failing in such a position is higher. c. breaking the glass ceiling, because the chance of any leader failing in such a position is lower. d. referred to as the glass ceiling, because men are denied leadership positions.
An electrical charge applied to an axon that moves the membrane potential from -70 mV to -45 mV will result in a(n) __________.
A. action potential B. postsynaptic potential C. downward shift of the threshold of excitation D. upward shift of the membrane threshold