Which of the following is a true statement about the brain?
A. The skull could support as much as three tons of weight.
B. The brain is protected only by the skull.
C. The human brain typically weights about 5 pounds.
D. Brain damage rarely results in cognitive changes.
Answer: A
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a. followers tend to favor male leaders in intergroup conflict situations, but female leaders in situations involving intragroup conflict. b. people instinctively select leaders with qualities that will undermine their effectiveness as leaders (the mismatch hypothesis). c. in prehistoric times women tended to be the group leaders, whereas men were the group workers and hunters. d. leaders in prehistoric times dominated others through force and continual physical violence.
You have decided to enter the field of health psychology and behavioral medicine for the elderly. Your chosen discipline would be the growing field of
a. cognitive-behavioral analysis of aging. b. gerontological psychology. c. behavioral gerontology. d. geropsychology.
What are the critical periods in the family life cycle in which parent training is the most beneficial? Why is parent training most beneficial during these periods?
What will be an ideal response?
Which event is characteristic of the period of the fetus?
a. The first beat of the heart b. The first neural activity in the neocortex c. The significant growth in the cerebral cortex d. The attachment of the umbilical cord to the placenta