The process of brain development characterized by intense cell growth originating in stem cells is called
a. migration.
b. proliferation.
c. differentiation.
d. mutation.
b
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Alexander has experienced a traumatic brain injury. Subsequent to the injury, he is unable to form new memories. He can recall events from the distant past, but if he meets a person and has a conversation, then that person leaves the room and returns, he will not recall that they spoke a few moments earlier. Alexander has
a. retrograde memory problems. b. anterograde memory problems. c. Alzheimer's disease. d. Korsakoff's syndrome.
Which of these factors seems to be important in aiding the consolidation process?
A. sleep B. multitasking C. cramming D. storage
When Paulhus and colleagues compared university students' self-reports of own
intelligence with actual intelligence test scores, they found that a. students were moderately accurate. b. self-reports were valid "proxies" for IQ scores. c. others who knew the student were more accurate than the student. d. the correlations did not exceed .30. e. teachers of the students were more accurate than the students.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. People need to show anxiety or distress during or immediately after the event in order to qualify for a diagnosis of PTSD. 2. Preschoolers must show clinically significant distress to be diagnosed with PTSD. 3. Trauma-focused CBT has been found to be more effective than no treatment in randomized controlled studies of children with PTSD caused by sexual abuse. 4. Children cannot be diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder if they have had appropriate care.