Suppose you are a neuroscientist, and you are studying brain activation differences between younger adults and older adults. You notice that while performing the same set of tasks, the older adults tend to use more of their brains than the younger adults. This phenomenon is known as ______ among older adults.
a. compensation
b. deletion
c. addition
d. neural subtraction
Ans: A
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social circular reactions. primary circular reactions. secondary circular reactions. rudimentary circular reactions.
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a. the assumptions of the program are incorrect. b. the program is not implemented adequately. c. process evaluation occurs. d. both "a" and "b"
Wondering whether class attendance is related to course grade, a professor begins to gather both kinds of data for his classes. Investigating the relationship between attendance and grades may be described as
a. hypothesis testing. b. synthesis of two variables. c. theory application. d. a nonscientific investigation.
Each of the following statements is true about couples in highly successful marriages except
A) they consider their individual selves first. B) they use humor when discussing problems. C) they treat each other like very good friends. D) they have a sense of "we-ness."