In a series of studies by Meaney and colleagues, rat pups were randomly assigned to be raised by surrogate mothers who spent a lot of time licking and grooming (high LG) them or surrogate mothers who spent little time engaging in this behaviour (low LG). Rat pups raised by low-LG surrogates grow up to be _____ fearful in novel situations, which can be attributed to a(n) _____ in DNA methylation.
A) less; increase
B) less; decrease
C) more; increase
D) more; decrease
C) more; increase
Psychology
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a. the conscious. c. an illusion. b. your reinforcement history. d. the self.
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In recent years, the frequency of regular dating has ____
a. ?remained level b. ?increased c. ?declined d. ?sharply increased
Psychology
The school of psychology called functionalism was strongly influenced by the pioneering work of ____________
a) Sigmund Freud. b) Gustav Fechner. c) Ernst Weber. d) Charles Darwin.
Psychology
Saying that a research result is "statistically significant" means that it probably
a) has practical applications. b) shows a cause-effect relationship. c) did not occur by chance. d) shows a positive correlation.
Psychology