A study found that rats raised in stimulating environments have more dendrites and synapses than rats raised in boring environments. This study suggests that
A. experience plays an important part in the structure and functioning of the brain.
B. neural plasticity occurs only during the first few years of life.
C. connections in the brain are determined by genetic factors.
D. the brains of rats are more lateralized than those of humans.
Answer: A
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A) involves a fear of one or more specific social situations. B) is characterized by significant fear of most social situations. C) typically develops in childhood. D) and antisocial personality commonly are comorbid disorders.
After winning three times playing the slot machine, you pull the handle 30 more times without a payout. You leave this slot machine because your response of "handle pulling" for this particular machine has undergone
a. aversive conditioning. b. shaping. c. negative reinforcement. d. extinction.