When a baby is born, its brain does not know what skills it will need to learn in its culture and environment. Extra synapses are formed just in case they are needed. This is referred to as
A) synaptic pruning.
B) experience-dependent development.
C) glial cell production.
D) experience-expectant development.
D) experience-expectant development. The development of universal skills in which excess synapses form and are pruned according to experience.
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The social-roles explanation for preferences in love relationships claims that
a. men's emphasis on their partner's financial resources results from socialization. b. women seek attractive partners because the importance of attractiveness has been reinforced throughout their lives. c. women experience different social opportunities and social problems than men. d. gender differences in mate preferences are inevitable, given our social culture.
Bill and Ben are about to have breakfast. Their mother asks Bill, "What would you like for breakfast?" Bill answers, "I would like some damn oatmeal." She slaps him in the mouth and orders him to leave the table. She then turns to Ben and asks, "And what would you like?" Ben answers, "I don't really care, as long as it isn't any of that damn oatmeal!" Ben's misunderstanding highlights the importance of
A. immediate and efficiently severe punishments. B. children learning through imitation. C. appropriate responses being identified and positively reinforced. D. specifying why punishment is being administered.