Fourteen-year-old children are more capable of multitasking than are ten-year-old children, probably because __________
a) metamemory skills improve during adolescence.
b) working memory skills decline during late adolescence.
c) the passage of time is more interesting to teenagers than to children.
d) almost all tasks are intrinsically less interesting to teenagers than to children.
a
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A. very easily-there is strong correlation between IQ and academic performance B. very easily-there is moderate correlation between IQ and academic performance C. it would be tricky-there is no correlation D. difficult-there is moderate correlation between IQ and academic performance
Which neuroimaging technique uses electrodes to determine the time course of perceptual processes?
A. EEG B. MEG C. fMRI D. TMS
Janet is a college student and thinks that she is stupid, worthless, and a failure, despite getting good grades and being an excellent part-time employee. Janet
a. has an inaccurate self-concept and will most likely experience depression. b. is an introverted person who is soliciting sympathy from others. c. will experience neurotic anxiety due to a failure to resolve the Electra complex. d. is exhibiting organismic valuing due to unresolved conditions of worth.
What do we call the electrical charge of a neuron when it is not firing?
a) action potential b) resting potential c) myelin signal d) transmission impulse