Exercise is believed to slow cognitive decline by ______.
a. improving immune functioning
b. increasing the availability of glutamate in the synapse
c. decreasing the availability of glutamate in the synapse
d. increasing blood flow to the whole brain
Ans: D
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When Super Instructor first started teaching, he was terrified of speaking in front of groups. As he began his first lecture, he was so nervous that his voice shook and he felt close to tears. By the end of the lecture, he was calm. His experience is an example of the __________ technique, which is based on __________.
A. systematic desensitization therapy; classical conditioning B. flooding; classical conditioning C. systematic desensitization therapy; extinction D. flooding; extinction
Which of the following statements would best
describe a person who was experiencing a brain analysis technique called magnetoencephalography (MEG)? a) The patient wears a helmet-like device b) The patient would be injected with a radioactive tracer that is relatively easily to obtain. c) The patient would have several small electrodes attached to their scalp. d) The patient would be slid into a tube where a large magnet would circle around them for an extended period of time.
Kohlberg proposes that moral development occurs in a fixed order, and that people are unable to reach the highest stage of moral reasoning until __________ due to __________
a) middle childhood; deficits in cognitive development b) adolescence; lack of experience and peer pressure c) young adulthood; lack of experience d) adolescence; deficits in cognitive development
When a researcher repeats an earlier experiment but includes some novel elements, this process is called
a. assessment of validity. b. replication with extension. c. conceptual replication. d. construct validity.