Johanna's mother was 15 when Johanna was born. Her mother was unmarried and had little
family support. Johanna's mother had little knowledge about the nutritional needs of neonates.
At 1 year Johanna and her mother were visited by a social worker. The social worker noticed
Johanna's developmental delays. In addition to economic support, the social worker enrolled
Johanna's mother into a child care education program. Johanna is now receiving proper
nutrition. If this continues Johanna will mostlikely overcome her developmental delays. The
ability for the brain to react to enrichment from the environment is called
a. pruning.
b. plasticity.
c. midbrain response.
d. synapse response.
b. plasticity.
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b. well-being tends to drop significantly during the first year following voluntary retirement. c. forced retirement is associated with declines in physical and mental health. d. early-life social challenges are almost always continued in the retirement years, even if you experience positive interactions in middle adulthood.
Which lobes of the brain are associated with motor movements as well as higher mental abilities, such as one's sense of self?
a. frontal b. parietal c. temporal d. occipital
When you first get into the swimming pool, the water feels rather cool, but after swimming for awhile, the water feels fine. A friend asks you how the water is, and you tell her the "water's great.". She jumps in and then accuses you of lying because the water is freezing. You really were not lying. It is just that you experienced
a. sensory gating. b. sensory adaptation. c. sensory conflict. d. selective attention.
At first, you remembered when and where you were when you learned the names of the seasons. Then, over time, you forget when and where you were when you learned this information and only remember the names of the seasons. Thus, the forgetting of
a. procedural memories results in the formation of episodic memories. b. semantic memories results in the formation of episodic memories. c. episodic memories results in the formation of semantic memories. d. semantic memories result in the formation of procedural memories.