AP Psychology Module 50

Compared with rats raised in an enriched environment which of the following is true of rats raised in isolation

• their brain cortex is less developed

• though neurologically similar they are afraid of other rats

• there is no difference

What is the primary means by which parents influence the behavior of their children?

• Parenting Style

• Genetic Contributions

• Prenatal Environment

Neurologically, what is the function of pruning?

• Pruning creates pathways in the brain for learning math

• Pruning eliminates the negative effects of drug use

• Pruning increases the weight of the brain

• Pruning eliminates unused neural pathways

According to Plomin and Daniels "Two children in the same family are (apart from their shared genes" are as different from ____________ as are airs of children randomly selected from the population.

• their parents

• their friends

• one another