Compare and contrast the lateral geniculate and the medial geniculate nuclei.
What will be an ideal response?
These nuclei are both part of the thalamus, which is a relay center for information. Both are responsible for processing sensory information, but the lateral geniculate receives vision information whereas the medial geniculate receives auditory information. The lateral geniculate sends information to the primary visual cortex and the medial geniculate sends information to the primary auditory cortex.
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A. Anita takes an unpaid biology internship in which she simply fetches coffee and files papers for lab technicians. B. Anita works an unpaid biology internship where she is allowed to work with slides and builds a mentorship relationship. C. Anita takes a paid biology internship in which she answers phones and receives little supervision. D. Anita takes a paid biology internship in which she works overnight shifts at the lab to ensure lab security.
During Piaget's process of "equilibration," the child
a. makes mental adjustments in response to new experiences. b. avoids scaffolding while seeking independent action. c. rejects the possibility of hypothetical "what ifs.". d. places phylogenetic development and ontogenetic development in contrasted opposition.
Research on mental uncontrollability has found that young children tend to overestimate their own
a. production and utilization of mnemonics. b. knowledge about their implicit cognition. c. degree of willful control over their own thinking. d. ability to explain the relational primacy hypothesis.
Bob and Mary have just moved to town and need day care for their twin boys. What key factors should they consider when looking for quality day care?
a) NAEYC accreditation b) staff with advanced degrees and training in Montessori methods c) a pediatrician on the premises and clear rules to control the children's behavior d) a professionally run facility rather than one run out of an individual's home and an emphasis on discipline