Which of the following was NOT listed in your text as one of the primary reasons for infantile amnesia?
A) Children do not yet have a well-developed sense of self.
B) The brain is not yet fully matured.
C) It is difficult to modify the memory of a child.
D) The ways of encoding and later retrieval may not align.
C
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How would neuroscientists explain the early adulthood shifts in behavior that are often seen in the early twenties?
a. There is a decrease in cortical activity in the diencephalon—the hypothalamus and thalamus—which in turn leads to a stabilizing of endocrine activities. b. There is a thickening of the corpus callosum, so information can travel more readily across the cerebral hemispheres. c. There is further development in the prefrontal cortex, which is involved in higher level thinking processes. d. There is increased myelination in the structures of the hindbrain—the pons, medulla, and cerebellum—which leads to greater control of impulsive behaviors.
A sample obtained from a population with ? = 12 has a standard error of 2 points. How many scores are in the sample?
a. n = 36 c. n = 6 b. n = 24 d. n = 3
Which statement about classical conditioning is accurate? a. The conditioned response is a response the organism makes automatically when in the presence of the UCS. b. Classical conditioning does not occur unless the associated stimuli are reinforced
c. A reliable pairing of the UCS and the UCR leads to learning. d. Classical conditioning involves involuntary responses.
Research indicates that victims of bullying are ____ to consider suicide than non-victims
a. 2 to 9 times b. 30 to 40 times c. 15 times d. just as likely