Considerable increase in synaptic connections occurs around the time puberty begins during a process neuroscientists call ____
a. overproduction
b. pruning
c. myelination
d. synaptic expansion
Answer: A
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Billy's parents beg him not to smoke, but his parents smoke themselves. If Billy continues to smoke, he has been influenced by
a. modeling. b. the paradoxical intention. c. negative reinforcement. d. counter conditioning.
According to Piaget, not everyone reaches the stage of formal operations. However, most of those who do, achieve formal operational thought by
a. age 11 or 12 c. college. b. adulthood. d. school.
When Sally is feeling happy, she tends to recall happy times. When Sally is feeling down, she tends to recall other sad times. She is being influenced by ______.
a. mood-dependent cues b. state-dependent cues c. place-dependent cues d. situated cognition
According to Rachman (2002 ), the 3 "multipliers" that increase the intensity and frequency of compulsive checking include the following EXCEPT:
a) Lack of control over the environment b) A sense of personal responsibility c) The probability of harm if checking not done d) The predicted seriousness of harm