In order to recognize faces, one must focus on the internal features such as the eyes, nose, and mouth. At what age do infants begin switching their focus from external features (hairline and chin) and show recognition of familiar faces?
A) one month of age
B) two months of age
C) three months of age
D) four months of age
B) two months of age. By 2 months, infants look more at the internal features, especially the eyes.
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Children's natural tendency to favor people they classify as their in-group over people they classify as their out-group can contribute to the development of __________.
A. second-order false-belief reasoning B. a fixed mindset C. stereotyped thinking D. a global sense of self-esteem
Lourdes and Kim have been studying for two hours for their chemistry exam. Both girls are tired of studying. Lourdes decides to watch a two-hour movie on DVD, while Kim decides to go to bed. What would you predict about their performance on the chemistry exam?
A. lourdes performs better because of reactivation B. kim performs better because of reactivation C. lourdes performs better because of encoding specificity D. kim performs better because of encoding specificity
Dr. Park has found that her patient, Ye-Jun, has a defect in a gene on the X chromosome of his 23rd pair, resulting in a deficiency of a protein needed for brain development. Ye-Jun most likely suffers from
A. Down syndrome B. cretinism C. fragile X syndrome D. fetal alcohol syndrome
The parvocellular and magnocellular systems both originate in the ______.
A. fovea B. lateral geniculate nucleus C. ganglion cell layer of the retina D. nasal portions of the retina