After watching the video "Piano Lessons and Development," discuss how playing the piano improved spatial reasoning test scores by 46%
What will be an ideal response?
The piano lessons are an example of experience-dependent development. As we learn to ride a bicycle, for example, new synapses form to code the motor movements required for this activity.
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Describe the basic structure of a research experiment. Include the definition and purpose of the hypothesis, independent variable, dependent variable, control group, experimental group, and random assignment
What will be an ideal response?
To arrange risk factors for substance-related disorders into a general model of addiction, many theorists and researchers adopt a
a. biopsychosocial approach. b. biopsycho approach. c. biological approach. d. psychosocial approach.
If a child with a diagnosed psychological disorder (e.g., depression) was also being abused, the maltreatment would be noted in the ____ based on the DSM-5
a. Axis I category b. extra comments section of the assessment c. progress notes but not the diagnosis d. other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention category
The ________________theory was demonstrated in a landmark study by Muzifer Sherif called the Robbers Cave Study (1966)
a. realistic group conflict b. group identity c. social learning d. relative deprivation