What evidence CONFLICTS with the idea that you are born with mirror neurons that produce imitation?
a. Newborn infants sometimes imitate the facial expressions that they see
b. Children with autism have been reported to have fewer mirror neurons.
c. Neurons that produce one movement can learn to respond to seeing a different one.
d. Mirror neurons occur in some brain areas more than others.
c
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a. hypomania c. rumination b. expansive mood d. psychosis
Teresa is extroverted, outgoing, and enthusiastic. She believes that other children like her and
therefore joins in with others easily. Which one of Bandura's components is this portraying? a. Behavior b. Environmental c. Person d. Neuroticism
Chromosomes are strands of
A) RNA molecules. B) DNA molecules. C) guanine molecules. D) cytosine molecules.
In early childhood, the process that provides "back-up insurance" for the plasticity of the brain is called
A) synaptic pruning. B) synaptogenesis. C) myelination. D) neuro-linguistic programming.