Regarding attachment behaviors, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Fathers of securely attached infants tend to be outgoing, agreeable, and happy in their marriage.
b. Poor attachment occurs when a mother's actions are inadequate, inappropriate, intrusive, or rejecting.
c. The link between sensitive caregiving and secure attachment appears to apply to all cultures.
d. The main aspect of a secure attachment involves parents who provide an overstimulating environment that holds the child's attention and interest.
D
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The Focus on Neuroscience box, "The Mysterious Placebo Effect," described a PET-scan study on the placebo effect. Which of the following was found in the study?
A) The opiate painkiller activated a brain area known to contain many opioid receptors, but the placebo activated areas of the brain with no opioid receptors. B) Both the placebo and the opiate painkiller activated a brain area known to contain many opioid receptors. C) The opiate painkiller activated a brain area known to contain many opioid receptors, but the placebo inhibited activation in the same area. D) The placebo activated a brain area known to contain many opioid receptors, but the opiate painkiller activated areas of the brain with no opioid receptors.
Compared with ionotropic receptors, metabotropic receptors respond more
A. rapidly but with shorter-lasting effects. B. rapidly and have longer-lasting effects. C. slowly but with shorter-lasting effects. D. slowly and have longer-lasting effects.
Newborn crying typically involves
A. agitation and coordinated movements. B. calm and coordinated movement. C. agitation and uncoordinated movements. D. calm and uncoordinated movement.
Which subsystem of the working-memory system allows for rehearsal of information held for the short term?
A. the episodic buffer B. the central executive C. the phonological loop D. the visuospatial sketchpad