AP Psychology Module 51-52

According to Plomin and Daniels, “Two children in the same family are [apart from their shared genes] as different from _________as are pairs of children selected randomly from the population.”

• their parents

• their grandparents

• one another

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 fear other rats

• Their brains have more connections.

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

• Parenting style

• Genetic contributions

• Prenatal environment

The growth of around axons speeds neurotransmission, enabling better communication between the frontal lobe and other brain regions

• neurons

• the cell body

• myelin

What development in adolescents allows for greater impulse control?

• The hormonal surge of early adolescence

• Hindbrain changes associated with the onset of puberty

• Frontal lobe maturation in late adolescence

According to Erikson, you develop your , a part of who you are, from your group memberships.

• self-interest

• social identity

• social self

In many Western societies, it is common for adolescents to graduate high school, go to college, and still live at home with their parents. They have not yet assumed full adult responsibilities and independence. Psychologists have identified this period of time as

• adulthood

• early adulthood

• emerging adulthood

• failure to launch