Discuss how proponents of developmental cascade models would explain how behavioral issues in early childhood could lead to violent behavior related to antisocial personality disorder
What will be an ideal response?
• One risk factor leads to another
• Difficult/vulnerable child experiences dysfunctional parenting that leads to disruptions in development (socialization); poor socialization leads to dysfunctional relationships both at home and in other environments
• Progression from adverse environment, to harsh parenting, to poor school readiness, to conduct problems, to school failure, to poor parent supervision, to deviant peer relationships, to adolescence violence
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Which of the following students provides the best information about short-term memory in the Atkinson-Shiffrin model?
a. Albena: "Items in your short-term memory are often lost within 30 seconds." b. Martin: "The information in short-term memory is automatically transferred to long-term memory." c. Candace: "Short-term memory serves as a large storage area for all sensory memories." d. Peter: "Short-term memory emphasizes only the visual characteristics of the stimulus."
A researcher interested in examining whether a memory training program can improve the memory skills of elderly individuals tested his program by dividing a group of elders into two groups
The group that received the memory training was the ______ group. Memory skills at the end of the training are referred to as the ______ variable. Fill in the blank with correct word
In Thompson's MRI research with twins, high correlations were found in identical twins between cognitive ability and a. white matter in the frontal and parietal lobes
b. gray matter in the frontal and parietal lobes. c. white matter in the frontal lobe and language areas. d. gray matter in the frontal lobe and language areas.
The average gain in weight between the ages of 6 and 12 is about 5 to 7 pounds a year
Indicate whether the statement is true or false