LearningCurve Module 12

The pruning process in the brain follows the _____ rule.

"use it or lose it"

Baby Nicole should understand masculine and feminine gender roles by the time she is ____ old.

3 years

Many Americans, because of their limited exposure to other cultures, experience _____ when they visit a non-English-speaking country.

culture shock

Which of these is a component of culture that is unique to the human species?

language

Among humans, innovations in behavior and ideas are preserved and transmitted from one generation to another primarily through:

language.

Research on the academic success of children from some Asian countries have shown that these children excel because:

parents encourage children and work with them.

Neural tissue is always changing and reorganizing in response to experience, providing evidence of the brain's _____.

plasticity

Our own concepts of masculinity and femininity that influence our comprehension of the world are called gender _____.

schemas

The mental guidelines that help one think about one's gender identity are called gender:

schemas

Which statement BEST expresses the relationship between transsexualism and transgenderism?

A transsexual individual is generally also transgender.

In a study on aggression, a group of college students are given an experimental task intended to be purposely frustrating. Then, the participants are given a task that forces them to administer (fake) electric shocks to another participant. Given what we know about gender differences and aggression, what should the research expect?

Men will administer more painful electric shocks.

Throughout history and ongoing today, there are cultures where men are routinely violent to loved ones and strangers alike. Yet, their progeny may be raised in a different culture and be gentle and kind. This example illustrates that behaviors are:

a combination of genetic and social.

Rick is a blend of stereotypically masculine and stereotypically feminine characteristics. For instance, he is both assertive and nurturing. Rick may be described as a(n) _____ individual.

androgynous

Though a mom begs and pleads, she has no success in coaxing her preschooler to eat broccoli. She might try to use peer influence by:

asking his day-care center to serve broccoli and seat him with classmates who like to eat it.

Which physical development during adolescence is accurately labeled?

enlarged Adam's apple — secondary sexual characteristic

People with autism spectrum disorder have a tendency to be aloof, so that they keep a distance from others that feels emotionally manageable to them. In this case, aloofness is a(n) _____ trait.

evocative

Evolutionary psychologists attribute the human tendency to fear of snakes and heights to:

genetic predispositions.

According to research cited in the text, infant rats that were _____ gained weight more rapidly and developed faster neurologically than those rats that were _____.

handled; not handled

Recent research on babies has shown that babies prefer honest people over dishonest ones. This research is consistent with other findings showing that children globally have:

the same basic morality.