The fact that some adults demonstrate limited thinking processes relative to other adults speaks to the important role of ________ in cognitive development. 

A. language
B. education
C. health
D. skill


Answer: B

Psychology

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Jane has been diagnosed with cancer; her prognosis is not good and she needs to decide about her treatment. She is considering joining a support group. What does the evidence suggest about this option?

a. Patients in support groups live longer than those who are not. b. Participating in support groups can increase quality of life but not longevity. c. Such self-help groups have developed in order to prepare people to die with greater dignity. d. Time spent engaging in non-medical activities, such as support groups, takes time away from medical treatment.

Psychology

Broca is best known for:

a. studying the brains of lower animals to learn about human brains. b. equating cortical size with intelligence. c. discovering a brain area responsible for a specific disorder. d. suggesting the cortex functioned as a whole.

Psychology

Meditation reduces stress in part by _____ the default network; when practiced in a clinical setting, it is a form of _____ therapy.

A) deactivating; Gestalt B) activating; behavioural C) deactivating; cognitive D) activating; psychoanalytic

Psychology

In human development, this layer develops into most of the internal organs.

A. the endoderm B. the mesoderm C. the ectoderm D. the blastoderm

Psychology