What is the evidence in rhesus monkeys that social deprivation has a strong developmental impact?
What will be an ideal response?
A study by Harlow and colleagues showed infant rhesus monkeys reared in solitary confinement (with access to a wire-mesh mother only) later avoided other monkeys. Instead, they cowered in the presence of others. Nor did they try to fend off attacks by other monkeys. Rather, they sat in the corner, clutching themselves, and rocking back and forth. The females who later bore children ignored or abused them.
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While on spring break in Florida, Kelly sees a claw machine game. Determined to win the Sponge Bob doll, she inserts her money. When she moves the joystick, Kelly discovers that pushing left causes the claw to move right and vice versa. Even after several attempts to win, it takes Kelly longer than normal to move the claw into position. In this example, Kelly’s slower reaction time is mostly
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a. top-down b. bottom-up c. serial d. sequential
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A) beta-wave activity is to delta-wave activity. B) sleep spindles are to rapid eye movements. C) beta-wave activity is to alpha-wave activity. D) theta-wave activity is to beta-wave activity.