When Shaina is about to begin her speech in class, she notices that a few of her classmates are whispering among themselves. She becomes nervous that she might be boring to her audience and gets distracted. In this scenario, the presence of the classmates is not likely to facilitate her performance due to _____

As children move from early to middle childhood, their peer groups generally become:

a. less formal, with members moving in and out of the group frequently b. less structured, with fewer rules for group membership c. less gender segregated, with most groups having both boys and girls d. more conformist, with stricter expectations about how group members should behave

Long-term potentiation may involve the formation of ________ within the postsynaptic dendrite, which then act(s) on the presynaptic element to increase the release of ________

a. nitric oxide; glutamate b. nitrous oxide synthase; GABA c. nitric oxide; aspartate d. nitrous oxide synthase; glycine e. new NMDA receptors; AMPA receptors