In regard to the brain, the term "plasticity" refers to ________
a) easily broken or "cracked"
b) ability to adapt to new conditions
c) level of complexity
d) brittleness, or rigidity
ANS: B, "Changeability" is another way of thinking of the brain's plasticity potential.
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Adolescents showed stronger brain activation in the ________________ to experiences such as winning money in a game than was the case for younger individuals or adults
a. reward network b. social network c. executive control network d. prefrontal cortex
Watson paired a loud noise with the appearance of a white rat to create a fear of the animal in a boy known as Little Albert. Watson performed this experiment to demonstrate that
A. phobias can develop through classical conditioning. B. phobias can develop through operant conditioning. C. learning can take place in the absence of language skills. D. behaviors can be conditioned in children as young as 11 months old.