Which of the following statements about brain plasticity is true?
A) A highly plastic cerebral cortex has a low capacity for learning.
B) Damage to a highly plastic cerebral cortex means that the abilities it controls cannot be recovered.
C) Many areas of a highly plastic cerebral cortex are not yet committed to specific functions.
D) The brain is the most plastic during adolescence.
C
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Fred is 82. He refuses to stop driving because "Giving up my wheels would mean I couldn't take care of myself anymore. I would have to go into a home or depend on my children to take me everywhere." Based on this chapter, Fred's response is:
a) normal, but somewhat dangerous. b) unusual; most older adults give up driving. c) appropriate, as Fred should be completely safe. d) inappropriate; Fred can ask his family for help.
One of Watson's most enduring contributions to psychology was his
a. application of technology to human behavioral problems. b. emphasis on objectivity in psychological research. c. invention of new laboratory techniques for measuring behavior. d. insistence that mental events are appropriate subjects for psychologists to study. e. discovery of the law of effect.