Babies will imitate actions they see when mothers show joy or interest because of:
A. situational referencing B. learned referencing C. perceptual referencing D. social referencing
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The master gland of the endocrine system is the:
A. thyroid gland B. Pancreas C. adrenal gland D. pituitary gland
Dr. Jamshed wants to see if person’s IQ changes as they get older. To do this he takes three groups of subjects. Group i is made up of 10 years old, and Group III of 25 years old. Dr. Jamshed tests all three groups of their IQ level. The design of this experiment is called:
A. longitudinal study B. more information is needed to determine the design of the experiment C. Gesell’s dome D. cross sectional study
Jamil and Qasim are identical twins, reared in different homes after their birth, due to the death of their parents. They are nineteen years of age and have personalities that differ sharply from each other. The reason of this difference in personality is most likely due to:
A. the two having identical genotypes B. the environment C. heredity D. brain chemistry differences
Parkinson’s disease appears to be a function of:
A. damage to glia cells B. degeneration of neurons that use dopamine as a neurotransmitter C. overgeneration of dopamine of a neurotransmitter D. agonistic chemical action on the receptor sites of the cerebrum
An impaired use of language is known as:
A. plasticity B. lateralization C. tomography D. aphasia
Alzheimer’s disease involves a deterioration of neurons that produce:
A. dopamine B. epinephrine C. acetylcholine D. estrogen
Two characteristics of authoritarian parents are that they demonstrate:
A. high levels of parental control and high levels of parental responsiveness B. low levels of parental control and no parental responsiveness C. low levels of parental control and low levels of parental responsiveness D. high levels of parental control and low levels of parental responsiveness
severing a cat’s reticular formation from higher brain regions causes that cat to:
A. become sexually preoccupied B. lapse into a coma C. become violently aggressive D. cower in fear
After he suffered a stroke, Mr. Salim’s physical coordination skills and responsiveness to sensory stimulation quickly returned to normal unfortunately, however, he began to experience unusual difficulty figuring out how to find his way to various locations in his neighborhood. it most likely that Mr. Salim suffered damage to his:
A. cerebellum B. autonomic nervous system C. thalamus D. association areas