A large band of axons that separates and connects the right and left hemispheres of the brain is called the __________
a. cingulate cortex
b. pia mater
c. foramen magnum
d. corpus callosum
D
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Based on numerous recommendations, Martha is planning on enrolling her young son in "The Wee Care Learning Center" day care in town, which has been owned and staffed for the last six years by five former elementary teachers. According to research discussed in the textbook, which of the following can Martha expect concerning the effects of this quality day care on her son?
a. The day care experience will weaken her son's attachment to her. b. Her son will begin to exhibit behavior problems that he did not previously have. c. Her son will experience increases in social and cognitive skills. d. Her son's language skills will decrease.
Signal detection theory proposes that perceiving a sensory stimulus involves __________.
A. attention to external stimuli B. attention to internal stimuli C. attention to external and internal stimuli D. attention to subliminal stimuli
Dr. Hall found a positive correlation between depression and child abuse; depressed mothers were more likely to abuse their children. Which of the following explanations illustrates the third-variable problem?
a) Abusing one's children may cause depression. b) Poverty may cause both depression and child abuse. c) The relationship between depression and child abuse may apply only to women. d) Abused children may have a predisposition to become depressed.
Because we don't plan out our sentences before we begin speaking them, we often experience processing delays, during which we buy time with conversational __________, words like uh and um that are semantically empty but are used to signal planning difficulties.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).