In the gestures-as simulated-actions framework, which is not a factor that determines whether a gesture occurs?
a. the strength of the simulated action c. memory
b. the gesture threshold d. speech
C
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Which statement describes the relationship between a sensitive period and a critical period?
A. Sensitive periods usually precede critical periods. B. Sensitive periods are the same thing as critical periods. C. Sensitive periods are less abrupt and less decisive than critical periods. D. Sensitive periods are the opposite of critical periods.
Scapegoat theory proposes that ____
a. people are far more likely to take the credit when they encounter successes than they are to take the blame when they encounter failures b. people blame their problems and misfortunes on outgroups, and therefore hold negative attitudes toward those outgroups c. people attend more to information that supports their existing views than they do to information that disconfirms their existing views d. compared to positive stereotypes, negative stereotypes are more easily adopted and have greater staying power
Which of the following age groups is most likely to experience difficulties in sleeping through the night and nap during the day?
a. infants c. adolescents b. children d. elderly adults
With continued practice of physical skills, neural pathways
A) prune more synapses. B) grow more synapses. C) lose myelination. D) become less efficient.