Looking at a painting in an art gallery, many of your brain cells fire in response to lines presented at various angles, while others fire in response to specific colors. These cells are termed

Imagine that you hear about a study in which a researcher shows young infants pictures of smiling faces over and over again until they are bored, and then shows them a picture of a frowning face. You recognize this as a habituation method that you learned about in Psych 101 and infer that this researcher is trying to test:

a. whether young infants prefer smiling faces over frowning faces b. whether young infants can distinguish between smiling and frowning faces c. the level of emotional intelligence of young infants d. the rate at which young infants can associate particular objects with smiling versus frowning faces

Children who appropriately develop a high sense of scholastic self-esteem are most likely to

a. try harder in school. c. take their success for granted. b. try less harder in school. d. make great strides in academic achievement.