Which of the following statements about Jerome Kagan's research on the development of shyness and sociability is true?
A) The majority of babies in the study were overwhelmed by novelty.
B) About 50 to 70 percent of the groups retained their temperamental styles as they grew older.
C) Most children's dispositions became more extreme over time.
D) Most children's dispositions became less extreme over time.
D
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The idea of preparedness in learning is consistent with which of these assumptions?
a. Animal species with larger brains tend to learn faster than those with smaller brains. b. Learning proceeds more swiftly if it combines classical and operant conditioning c. It is easiest to learn something that is likely to be useful in nature. d. Learning proceeds more swiftly if it activates the left and right hemispheres equally.
Habit reversal training sessions are used to teach an individual to:
a. ignore each instance of the habit behavior b. use a competing response when the habit behavior occurs c. implement antecedent manipulations d. develop alternative habit behaviors
Brain imaging research supports the conclusion that most people who complain often about physical symptoms of pain are:
A) experiencing more psychological distress than they are physical pain. B) accurately reporting on their pain levels. C) actually underreporting symptoms of pain. D) exaggerating their levels of pain.
According to the text, ___________ is the number of synaptic connections among neurons
a. synaptic pruning b. synaptic density c. synaptic space d. synaptic network