After watching the video "Piano Lessons and Development," discuss how playing the piano improved spatial reasoning test scores by 46%

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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

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Psychology

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.

Psychology

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

Psychology

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

Psychology