Children with ___________ are often shunned even though there is virtually no risk of spreading the disease through everyday contact

In an fMRI, one region of a man's brain appeared activated during a particular test of verbal skills. Ten years later, the man had experienced some minor brain pathology but participated in training exercises to promote his cognitive function. In a recent fMRI, a different region of the brain appeared to be activated while he performed the original verbal skills test. The recent fMRI demonstrates which of the following concepts?

a. lateralization b. positivity c. plasticity d. executive function

Most people have both positive and negative experiences in their lives. When researchers have looked at the relationship between happy events (uplifts) and irritating events (hassles),

they have found that the inflammatory factors indicative of cardiovascular disease a. are only affected by uplifts. b. are only affected by undesirable life events. c. are affected positively by daily hassles and negatively by uplifts. d. respond in a positive way to uplifts by decreasing these factors and in a negative way to hassles by increasing these factors.