Prenatal stress results in fear of novel environments due to __________.
A. enlargement of the lateral nucleus of the amygdala
B. reduction of the lateral nucleus of the amygdala
C. enlargement of the medial nucleus of the hippocampus
D. reduction of the medial nucleus of the hippocampus
Answer: A
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When Chester is conceived by his parents, he has the genetic instructions to grow up to be 6'1'' tall. During his childhood, however, he develops a digestive illness that significantly limits the amount of food he can eat, and he regularly fails to get enough vitamins in his diet. As a result, he grows up to be 5'11'' tall. In this example, a height of 6'1'' is best described as Chester's ____
and a height of 5'11'' is best described as Chester's ____. a. phenotype; genotype b. chromotype; nucleotype c. nucleotype; chromotype d. genotype; phenotype
When light from a flashlight is moved quickly back and forth on a wall in a darkened room, it can appear to observers that there is a trail of light moving across the wall, even though physically the light is only in one place at any given time. This experience is an effect of memory that occurs because of
A. a visual delay effect. B. echoic memory. C. persistence of vision. D. top-down processing.
The drop in school grades and difficulties in psychological adjustment that occur when students make the transition from elementary to middle school can result from a mismatch between the characteristics of early adolescents and the design of middle school schedules and classroom practices, known as a poor ____________________
a. developmental fit b. stage-environment fit c. core curriculum fit d. understanding of adolescent development
During the time when society explained mental illnesses as demonic possession or evil, the treatments for psychological disorders were
a. more humane. c. nonexistent. b. forgiving. d. mostly punitive.