Josie is being given one of the most recently developed measures of infant intelligence, which examines infants'
a. visual-perceptual skills, such as efficiency of habituation
b. temperament, such as "difficultness" and "irritability"
c. fine and gross motor skills
d. vocal/verbal behavior, such as babbling and uttering individual words
A
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After a stroke, a patient appears to be unable to understand words spoken to her. The patient can produce speech but cannot seem to comprehend it. What is a likely explanation for these symptoms?
A) damage to the auditory cortex B) damage to Broca's area C) damage to Wernicke's area D) damage to the motor cortex
Ten-year-old Myra was evaluated by a psychologist at the State Hospital. She obtained an IQ of 62. What is the psychologist likely to conclude based on this testing?
a) She is autistic. b) She is too old to be diagnosed as mentally retarded. c) She may be mentally retarded but further evaluation is needed. d) She probably has suffered some form of brain damage but is not mentally retarded.
By what other name is a soma called?
A. axon B. cell body C. dendrite D. cell membrane
________ is defined as the brain's ability to adopt new functions, reorganize itself, or make new neural connections throughout life, as a function of experience.
A. Neurogenesis B. Neuroplasticity C. Synaptogenesis D. Arborization