According to your textbook, many human characteristics of interest to psychologists result from the contributions of multiple genes.  This inheritance pattern is known as Genetic Imprinting. 

We watched a video clip in class about a young girl who had surgery to remove half her brain to eliminate life-threatening seizures.  We talked about the brain’s ability to respond to expected environmental experiences (such as looking at a human face) and also create new neural pathways based on individual experiences (such as an infant whose parents teach them to ride a skateboard).  The brain’s ability to adapt, compensate and be modified by experience is called ___. 

Dr Newbie is looking for evidence of brain activity in anencephalic infants.  Since it is a very rare condition, she intensively studies the few subjects available to her to provide rich detail and generate hypotheses for future research.  Dr. Newbie is most likely using an experimental study design.           

If an infant is suddenly lowered (sensation of falling), his/her arms will quickly move outward then return to the center of his/her body.  This is called the Moro reflex. 

Imagine that athleticism has a heritability quotient of .74.  This means that

Dr. Furrie wonders if there is a difference in the impact of classroom animals on empathy for younger versus older students.  He decides to add a developmental component to his study by comparing 2nd and 6th grade students.  Tell me what he would do if he uses a cross sectional design to address this question

You are working with Theo (they/them), who has had a stroke and is working on bed mobility, sitting, and standing activities with assistance. They have not yet progressed to walking. You want to perform an objective measure that best captures their current level of function. Which of the following measures would be the best choice? 

Dr. Ososmart is interested in the relationship between intelligence and mechanical aptitude.  His subjects are a group of 6th grade students.  He gives each student an intelligence test and also measures how long it takes to follow written instructions to repair a broken bicycle break.  He then analyzes the data with a static that shows the association between the variables.  Which of the following is true about Dr. Ososmart’s study?  

Some axons in the Central Nervous System are covered by a myelin sheath, which helps electrical signals move more quickly adn efficiently.

There is no scientific evidence that fetuses engage in any meaningful and purposeful behavior prior to birth.