Rough-and-tumble play has been associated with the development of the ___area of the brain since it helps children to regulate their emotions, practice social skills, and strengthen their bodies.

a. hippocampus
b. frontal lobe
c. prefrontal cortex
d. brain stem


Answer: c. prefrontal cortex

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b. Most people who do well on one mental test also do well on many others. c. Children usually get IQ scores similar to those of their parents, brothers, and sisters. d. People who take the same IQ test repeatedly usually get about the same score.

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Regarding memory, why do investigators have to be careful of the way they conduct witness interviews?

What will be an ideal response?

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The school psychologist at Happy Elementary School conducted a study where the students of one fourth-grade class were given five recesses during the day while students in the other class were allowed the standard two recesses. The psychologist explained to the teachers that more breaks should lead to better behavior in the classrooms and then had the teachers observe the children's progress. In this experiment, there is the risk of

A. random sampling. B. experimenter bias. C. participant bias. D. the placebo effect.

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Carl has been under a lot of stress as he struggles to maintain high grades to get into a top engineering graduate program. His roommate encourages Carl to view his situation as a positive challenge, rather than as a stressful situation, and to concentrate on just doing as well as he can and not worrying about the rest. Carl's roommate is advocating __________ as a stress-coping mechanism.

A. assessment B. cognitive restructuring C. psychotherapy D. behavioral coping strategies

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