Which of the following is true of the process of development?
a. it occurs only in childhood
b. it is a rigid pattern of development
c. it involves only physical changes
d. it has adaptive significance
D
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Which term do psychologists use to describe a culturally determined psychological timepiece providing a sense of whether an individual has reached the major benchmarks of life at the appropriate time?
A. maturation B. the intimacy-versus-isolation stage C. postformal thought D. the social clock
The door-in-the-face technique involves
a. making a very large request that is likely to be turned down to increase the chances that people will agree to a smaller request later. b. making a very small request that is likely to be accepted to increase the chances that people will agree to a larger request later. c. concealing some of the costs associated with a request until after the request has been accepted. d. adding incentives to a request that has been turned down until people finally agree to go along with the initial request.
According to Rosch, __________ represent the important characteristics of a concept that
we readily recognize when we encounter it. a. stable elements b. superordinate concepts c. exemplars d. schemes e. units
Neurons sent by the __________ to the prefrontal lobes of the cerebral cortex contribute to improvements in sustained, controlled attention
A) cerebellum B) corpus callosum C) hippocampus D) reticular formation