A study with London taxi drivers found that answering ____ activated their hippocampus more than answering ____.
A. nonspatial questions; spatial questions
B. spatial questions; nonspatial questions
C. long questions; short questions
D. short questions; long questions
Answer: B
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Which of the following statements best describes a construct?
a. It is a unipolar element of one's personality causing extremities in behavior. b. It is a collection of one's subconscious thoughts and repressed emotions. c. It is an image of a universal experience contained in the collective unconscious. d. It is an intellectual hypotheses to explain or interpret life events.
The ability to reflect consciously and deliberately on one’s own cognitive processes is known as
a. hypothetico-deductive reasoning. b. metacognitive understanding. c. formal operational thinking. d. reasoning about true premises.
How did Skinner account for the development of language?
a. The evolutionary mechanism of selection b. The innate drives for communication c. The language acquisition device d. Piaget-like stages of cognitive development
Marjorie underwent invasive brain surgery that required temporary anesthetizing of her brain's right hemisphere. While in the recovery room and still anesthetized, her daughter holds up a mirror so that Marjorie can see the bandages. Given the location of the anesthesia she will likely
A. have no emotional reaction to seeing the bandages. B. have an intense emotional reaction to the bandages. C. experience difficulty recognizing her own reflection. D. be unable to see the bandage if placed on her left side.