According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes, learning disabilities are disorders that affect a person’s ability to do all EXCEPT which one of the following?
a. understand or use spoken or written language
b. do mathematical calculations
c. coordinate movements
d. perceive movement
d. perceive movement
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Which of the following processes is an emphasis of brain development in the second year of life?
A) Development of neurons and glial cells B) Formation of synapses C) Myelinization D) Proximodistal development
What happens in Alzheimer's disease when the hippocampus experiences altered neurogenesis and brain functioning declines?
A. Individuals experience declines in motor skills and have difficulty walking. B. The generation and development of new neurons is impaired, resulting in no new neurons replacing those who have died. C. The prefrontal cortex compensates for loss of neuronal activity in the hippocampus, resulting in no loss in problem-solving but a greater decline in memory functioning. D. Individuals become extremely impulsive and may experience personality changes.
The idea that development is a gradual process of increasing complexity due to the interaction of genes and the environment is called
A) heritability. B) meiosis. C) epigenesis. D) genetic determinism.
An argument is most likely to be persuasive if it is made by a(n) _____.
a. attractive person who is an expert on the topic b. unattractive person who is clearly trying to persuade the audience c. attractive person facing an audience instructed to focus on the argument itself d. an expert who presents only one side of an argument