Cortical thickening peaks around the age of
a. 18 months
b. 11-12 years.
c. 18-25 years.
d. 45 years.
b
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Adolescents who are a minority within their school are more likely to
a. engage in ethnic identity exploration. b. have a positive ethnic identity. c. have a strong ethnic identity. d. delay engaging in identity exploration.
What variable or method has not been frequently used to assess the impact of parent
emotional functioning on child health and development? A) Occupational stress. B) Whether or not the parent is depressed. C) Polling parents on how emotionally expressive they are around their children. D) Asking parents to model or emulate certain moods to their children.
The notion that accumulated experience is associated with wisdom was investigated by
Smith and Baltes (1990). In their research, they found that of 240 German respondents a. only 11 scored in the "wise" category and those meeting the criteria for wisdom were not necessarily older. b. nearly 89 percent scored in the "wise" category and those meeting the criteria for wisdom were indeed older. c. about half scored in the "wise" category and those meeting the criteria for wisdom were not necessarily older. d. about half scored in the "wise" category and those meeting the criteria for wisdom were indeed older.
To study the effect of different types of stimulus on memory recall, a researcher subjects participants, divided into 2 equal groups, to either an auditory or a visual presentation of a concert. After the presentation, the participants are asked to answer several questions about what they experienced. Which type of experimental design has the researcher employed?
What will be an ideal response?