Money's relationship with human biology is BEST described as ____
a. a financial "instinct"
b. one that is programmed into our DNA
c. an innately desirable commodity
d. a development that is too recent to have directly shaped human nature biologically
D
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If most of the axons that transmit dopamine to some brain area die or become inactive, the remaining dopamine synapses become ____
a. less responsive b. less easily stimulated c. more resistant d. more responsive
In a study by Cross and colleagues (2009), half of the participants watched videos of specific dance sequences. The other half of participants actually practiced these sequences. All participants were then given a surprise dance test consisting of trained (observed or practiced) and untrained sequences. Participants who only observed videos of dance sequences:
A) outperformed the practice group on trained sequences. B) outperformed the practice group on untrained sequences. C) demonstrated inferior performance on all sequences compared with the practice group. D) showed no difference in performance on trained versus untrained sequences.
All of the following statements about the etiology of psychological disorders are true
except: a. By themselves, most circumstances that affect the development of a psychological disorder have only limited influence. b. Many behavioral and emotional difficulties have their origins in a complex interplay of factors, which includes both factors within an individual as well as factors in the individual's environment. c. The same experience may have different psychological ramifications depending upon the timing of its occurrence. d. Most psychological disorders of childhood are the expression of an underlying biological abnormality that finds its expression in abnormal behavioral and emotional functioning. e. Although a factor may "cause" a psychological disorder at a particular point in a child's development, this does not necessarily imply that this same factor will continue to "cause" the same disorder throughout that individual's lifetime.
Each of the following is a level of analysis in Gottlieb’s developmental system approach except
a. brain & cognition. b. motor. c. genes. d. environment.