Jennifer enjoys Asian food, but carefully avoids the food additive monosodium glutamate (MSG). If she eats it by mistake, she experiences a rapid pulse, chest pain, and nausea. Jennifer's symptoms might result from activity of which of the following neurochemicals?
A. GABA
B. glutamate
C. serotonin
D. dopamine
Answer: B
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Consciousness is always directed towards an object, a property of consciousness termed:
A) selectivity. B) transience. C) unity. D) intentionality.
As children grow older, they
a. become more systematic but less efficient in their attentional strategies. b. become less systematic but more efficient in their attentional strategies. c. become more systematic and more efficient in their attentional strategies. d. trade systematic attentional strategies for more efficient ones.
If our ancestor's mental abilities increased in parallel with the increase in brain size, why has the size of our brains not continued increasing?
A. The human skull is currently as large as the exoskeleton will support. B. Factors other than the brain also determine human capabilities. C. Although humans continue to evolve, language, memory, and attention are fully developed. D. This evolutionary mechanism is still at work; it just evolves slower than previously thought
Describe the chicken-and-egg argument as it relates to the parent effects model of influence on childhood externalizing and internalizing behaviors (i.e., "Which came first?"). Give examples to support your thinking.
What will be an ideal response?