Attention skills of adolescents are advanced relative to those of children. This advantage appears to be due, in part, to _____ commonly found in adolescents.
A. improvements in visual acuity
B. increased distractibility
C. myelination of brain cells
D. androgens released by the ovaries/testes
Answer: C
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In Asch's studies, how many people conformed to the opinion of people who were clearly wrong?
a. Only people with low self-esteem conformed. b. Only close friends of those who were wrong conformed. c. More than half conformed at least some of the time. d. Everyone that he tested conformed most of the time.
Which social psychologist proposed that people tend to focus more on the behavior of others than on the circumstances in which the behavior occurs?
a. Solomon Asch b. Robert Sternberg c. Fritz Heider d. C. Daniel Batson e. Stanley Milgram
An explanation for a large number of findings in the natural world is what a scientist would call a(n) _____
Fill in the blank with correct word
What is the most common means of contracting HIV among men?
a) injecting-drug use b) heterosexual contact c) man-man sexual contact d) transfusion of infected blood