In the late teens, the brain actively destroys unneeded connections, especially in the frontal lobes, with this pruning of synapses sharpening the brain's capacity for

a. sensory capabilities.
b. language comprehension.
c. abstract thinking.
d. intuitive thinking.


C

Psychology

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a. True b. False

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A) priming B) a one-sided message C) goal framing D) simple framing E) attribute framing

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a. validity b. internal reliability c. test–retest reliability d. convergent validity

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A. 1 B. 2 C. 4 D. 8

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