Which part of a newborn's brain appears to be the most sensitive to the use of language?
a. the frontal lobe
b. the right hemisphere
c. the left hemisphere
d. the parietal lobe
Answer: c. The left hemisphere
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a. about the same for most women. b. shorter for first births than later births. c. highly variable from woman to woman. d. shorter in the United States than in developing countries.
Results from the Women's Health Initiative study begun in 1991 revealed that the risk for ____ decreased in those taking estrogen plus progestin
a. hip fractures b. blood clots c. breast cancer d. heart attack
Research on persuasion suggests that attitude change is encouraged when the communicator is
a. likable. b. a novice on the topic. c. dissimilar to the audience in some respect. d. an authoritarian personality.
Neil is seated in a dark room and asked to look at a screen. He watches as flashes of light, varying in brightness, are shown on the screen one at a time
Whenever he notices a flash, he informs the researchers. What are the researchers measuring? a. Neil's anatomical encoding of brightness b. Neil's absolute threshold for brightness c. Neil's functional encoding of brightness d. Neil's difference threshold for brightness