How does an increase in processing speed in the brain contribute to advances in the complexity of thinking in middle childhood?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. The faster that information can be encoded into working memory, the more likely it is that the information will be retained long enough to perform appropriate operations on it (such as addition or subtraction).
2. The more quickly and accurately children can perform the calculations that are required to solve the problem, the less likely they are to make mistakes or lose track of the problem goal.
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A. phallic B. oral C. genital D. latency
Case studies are useful as part of the _______.
a. context of discovery b. context of justification c. both of the above d. neither of the above
An individual would be most likely to go against the majority opinion of a group if __________
a) they have low status in the group. b) they are new to the group. c) they do not like the opinion of the group. d) they have one other ally in the group.
While neurological assessment procedures evaluate the brain's physical properties, neuropsychological assessment focuses on
a. brain activity. b. brain functioning. c. client performance. d. self-reported changes in cognitive and perceptual functioning.