Which technology allows scientists to map living brains as they engage in ongoing tasks?
A. single-cell recording
B. neuroimaging
C. microelectrode studies
D. neural patterning
Answer: B
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Which statement about the language acquisition device is FALSE?
a. It is activated by exposure to language. b. It determines the language an infant speaks. c. It involves specific areas of the brain. d. It helps a child learn the specific language to which he or she is exposed.
Suppose that you have just read an autobiography by a novelist. You read a critique of that autobiography, which argues that we must take a constructivist approach to the book. This critique is likely to emphasize that
a. people's recall is generally highly accurate. b. people systemically describe themselves as smarter and better than they really are. c. the novelist may have written things about the past that were consistent with her current interpretation of her lifeâ€"but may not have happened that way. d. existential moments shape our reality, and they are guided by our early childhood experiences.
According to the Yerkes-Dodson Law, simple tasks are best performed when arousal is __________
a) low. b) moderate. c) high. d) absent.
Dr. Kiwanis is conducting a longitudinal study on the development of externalizing behaviours in children. He samples children each year as they age, but has found that each year, his sample size is getting smaller because families are dropping out of the study. This is called ___________.
a. developmental effects b. cohort effects c. attrition d. infant determinism