Research finds that rats exposed to ________ environments show greater levels of neurogenesis in different parts of the brain
a) nutritious
b) instinctively engaged
c) enriched
d) enmeshed
ANS: C
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When one Facebook user reads an article and likes it, ____
a. the odds of others liking it are only modestly increased, by about 8% b. someone else who reads it is 32% more likely to also "like" it c. the odds of others liking it are increased, but only when there are relatively few likes, generally less than 15,000 d. it can paradoxically decrease the likelihood that others will like it, because they do not want to be just one of the masses
Anxiety and poor performance on a test of cognitive ability by an adolescent belonging to certain ethnic minorities can occur if there is an existing assumption of poor performance on such tests within society. This phenomenon is called ____________
a. ethnic bias b. a conditioned response c. prejudice d. stereotype threat
James, a 17-year-old high school student, has just moved to a new city and enrolled in a new school. At his old school, there were strong social norms against teenagers smoking cigarettes
At his new school, however, several of his new friends regularly smoke and say to him, "C'mon, don't be a jerk, have one of mine." As a result, James is likely to begin smoking because of the ________. a) informational social influence b) normative social influence c) foot-in-the-door technique d) normative focus influence
After classical conditioning has occurred. if the conditioned stimulus (tone) is repeatedly presented alone, without the unconditioned stimulus (food), the conditioned response (salivation) will
a. discriminate b. generalized c. weaken d. strengthen