Jack suffered a brain injury as a result of
hitting his head while waterskiing. One of the problems that developed was that Jack could not pronounce certain words correctly for a long period of time until he had extensive speech therapy and can now speak as he did before his accident. This is an example of the brain's ______, which allowed the structure and function of his brain cells to change to adjust to the trauma.
a) adaptology
b) stagnation
c) neuroplasticity
d) reflex arc
ANS: c
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a. a psychological test. b. a case study. c. an experiment. d. a survey.
Which response can be classically conditioned in humans?
a. ?feeling fear b. ?studying hard c. ?playing the piano d. ?obeying rules
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
If we find that students who drive slow get better grades than students who speed, we can
conclude that A) the correlation is statisticallysignificant B) the p value will be quite high C) the two factors might be caused bysome unknown factor D)being smart makes people drive more carefully