How does synaptic density and growth effect the frontal lobes in toddlerhood?

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The growth of synapses in the frontal lobes helps support cognitive qualities such as reasoning, planning, and creativity.

Psychology

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According to the activation-synthesis model of dreaming,

a. acetylcholine and the pons stimulate the reticular activating system. b. the reticular activating system arouses us, but not to wake up. c. activated memory areas synthesize brain activity into a dream. d. all of these

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Based on the work of Hans Eysenck, some psychologists have explored the role of the ____________ in the brain as the basis of behavior and personality

a) brainstem systems b) limbic system structures c) reward and punishment systems d) corpus callosum

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Discuss the effects of part-time work on school performance

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What are implicit associations? How do we measure them? How would the introduction of "incidental feelings" work to alter associations between certain words and group membership? How would such implicit associations influence behavior?

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