Advances in which of the following fields has been of primary importance in helping researchers understand that brain development during adolescence is much more dramatic than had previously been thought?
a. human nutrition
b. genetic counseling
c. self-monitoring research
d. magnetic resonance imaging
d
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Intelligence that reflects information processing capabilities, reasoning, and memory is called __________.
A. crystallized intelligence B. verbal intelligence C. fluid intelligence D. perceptual intelligence
Which part of the brain is responsible for evaluating emotional stimuli, both negative and positive, and initiating responses to the perception of these stimuli?
a. the hypothalamus b. the amgydala c. the hippocampus d. the insula
Which procedure is BEST for determining whether newborns have noticed a visual object?
A) determining how distance to the object affects the rate of habituation to that object B) determining if habituation has occurred to the object C) determining the speed of habituation to the object D) determining if habituation is reversed if the object changes
The general term for a factor that precedes a mental disorder (e.g., depression) and is believed to play a role in its development is __________
a. etiological. b. ontological. c. consequent. d. tertiary.