According to Schaie and colleagues (2004), what six circumstances tend to lessen cognitive decline in advanced late adulthood?
What will be an ideal response?
• Maintaining good physical health
• Experiencing favorable environmental conditions, such as decent housing
• Remaining intellectually active through reading and keeping up with current events
• Being open to new ideas and new styles of life
• Living with a partner who is intellectually active
• Being satisfied with one's achievements
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What impact does the gene Robo1 have on brain development?
A. It inactivates the Robo3 gene. B. It controls a chemical that attracts developing axons to the brain's midline. C. It controls a chemical that repels developing axons from the brain's midline. D. It prevents cell death during circuit pruning.
The fact that a neuron fires in an all or nothing manner means that
A. either all neurons in a particular brain area generate action potentials or none of them do. B. a neuron either fires a full action potential or fires none at all. C. neurons release all of their neurotransmitters with every firing, or they release none. D. all dendritic receptor sites are bounded by neurotransmitters, or none of them are.
Fear of having another panic attack can lead to ____.?
a. ?schizophrenia b. ?agoraphobia c. ?PTSD d. ?depression
Compare and contrast the trichromatic and opponent-process theories of color vision. How has this debate been resolved?
What will be an ideal response?