A drug that inhibited acetylcholinesterase would:
a. reduce levels of dopamine.
b. prevent a decrease in levels of acetylcholine.
c. increase levels of norepinephrine.
d. decrease activation of cholinergic receptors.
Ans: B
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Joe repetitively taps his pencil on his desk before a test in order to relieve tension. Which type of habit behavior is Joe engaging in?
a. vocal tic b. negative habit c. motor tic d. nervous habit
Similar to learning theories, many information-processing theories have been criticized for their failure to consider
a. the role of the environment in development. b. emotional, motivational, and social factors. c. psychosexual development as an integral part of information processing. d. the role of executive functioning processes in thinking.
According to linguists, language is
a. modular, separate, and distinct from other kinds of processing. b. a general cognitive problem-solving capacity. c. framed by advances in the child's thought processes. d. more environmentally determined than it is biological.
Which of the following is a major limitation of naturalistic observation?
A) For each participant, responses may differ due to the manner of interviewing. B) Researchers cannot expect that participants will behave in the laboratory as they do in their natural environments. C) Findings cannot be generalized beyond the participants and settings in which the research was originally conducted. D) Not all participants have the same opportunity to display a particular behavior in everyday life.