According to Steven Johnson, today's video games, the Internet, and television
a. have increased stress levels, while having no effect on our intelligence.
b. have increased stress levels, while decreasing our intelligence.
c. demand less cognitive effort and thus decrease our intelligence.
d. demand greater cognitive effort and thus increase our intelligence.
ANSWER: d
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a) myelination b) an increase in dopamine c) a decrease in GABA d) plasticity
Concerning the automaticity of problem solving, the biggest difference between 9-year-old Charlie and his 50-year-old father, Martin, is that
a. Charlie's problem solving is more automatic. b. Martin's problem solving is more automatic. c. both are the same. d. one could not draw conclusions based on their ages.