What changes are likely happening in an 11-year-old's brain that were not happening before?
What will be an ideal response?
The child is likely experiencing the height of overproduction or synaptic exuberance in the brain, meaning that there is an increase in synaptic connections. This activity takes place in many parts of the brain but is concentrated in the frontal lobes, where most of the higher order functioning of the brain take place. The child should be able to plan ahead and solve problems much more easily and better than before experiencing these neurological changes.
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What did Alfred Kinsey believe regarding sexuality?
A. Premarital sex is fundamentally destructive to society. B. Sexual orientation is too sensitive to be studied. C. Sexual orientation exists on a continuum. D. Sexual orientation is an either/or situation.
A mother is on trial for murdering her baby. According to Chapter 12, those who are authoritarian are more likely to
A. be rejected during voir dire. B. vote for conviction. C. vote for acquittal. D. render a not guilty verdict.
When you tell someone you are a psychologist, a common joke is for them to ask if you’re “diagnosing” them. What mistake are they making in this joke?
A. Clinical psychology is only one part of psychology, and many psychologists are not clinical psychologists. B. Only psychiatrists, and not psychologists, can perform diagnoses. C. Only therapists, and not psychologists, can perform diagnoses. D. Only counseling psychologists, and not other psychologists, may perform diagnoses.
What is the labor in vain effect?
a. when people spend time trying to learn information that is beyond their current level of knowledge b. trying to teach someone who is not motivated to learn c. working hard to get someone to understand what you are saying only to find out that he or she had the wrong idea all along d. Teaching someone something, only to have him or her forget it soon after