Which of the following statements concerning plasticity in the brain is FALSE?
a. Damage to one area of brain tissue may result in changes in other areas of the brain that compensate for the damage.
b. Experience can change the features of brain structures.
c. Older brains show more plasticity than younger brains.
d. Even adult brains are able to form additional neurons.
C
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Statistical procedures that allow one to make inferences about large groups by examining a smaller sample are called a. populations
b. descriptive statistics. c. inferential statistics. d. ratios.
Ellie had a right hemisphere stroke. During her rehabilitation period, her family and the hospital staff noticed that she placed all articles on the right side of the dresser and did not notice an article if it was placed on the left side until it was brought to her attention. Even when eating, she tended to eat the food items on the right side of the plate before she even noticed food items on
the left side. Ellie was exhibiting a. aphasia. b. agnosia. c. perceptual neglect. d. spatial neglect.
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a. mood b. psychotic c. dissociative d. somatoform