During an experiment, you record the brain activity of a child using an EEG. As a result of reading your text, you would predict that the left hemisphere would exhibit the most electrical activity when the child is
a. looking at different faces
b. listening to someone talk.
c. recognizing that her mother is angry.
d. pushing a toy over her bed.
b
You might also like to view...
Ted runs from the biology laboratory straight to his therapist's office. He is sweating and fear is etched on his face
He asks the therapist to apologize to his teacher and says he hopes she will understand that his arachnophobia made it difficult for him to _____. a) speak in class b) dissect a cat c) look at a spider d) take a blood sample
Jared has awakened spontaneously from a dream. He takes a few minutes to try to memorize the dream. Next, he engages in 10 to 15 minutes of reading that requires his full wakefulness. Then, while lying in bed and returning to sleep, he says to himself, "Next time I'm dreaming, I want to remember I'm dreaming.". Finally, he visualizes himself lying in bed asleep while in the dream he just
rehearsed. At the same time, he pictures himself realizing that he is dreaming. Jared is trying to learn how to use a. the paradoxical intention. b. secondary elaboration. c. lucid dreaming. d. the basic suggestion effect.
By some insanity test criteria, an individual could be found not guilty by reason of insanity even if he or she knew he or she was committing a crime at the time he or she committed it. This is a shortcoming of ______.
a. the product test but not the volitional test b. the volitional test but the product test c. both the product and the volitional tests d. neither the product test nor the volitional test
Many psychologists agree that the ability to experience_______ is one of the most important human capacities because it is linked with so many positive outcomes
a. an unconscious motive b. a conscious motive c. a core motive d. self-control