In an Experimental Study, What Are Demand Characteristics, and What

question 73

Essay

In an experimental study, what are demand characteristics, and what is one way in which they might arise?

Recognize the benefits of enriched environments on brain development and neural connectivity.

Distinguish between the effects of environmental enrichment on different parts of the brain and cell types.

Comprehend the role of synaptic connections and dendritic growth in cognitive and neural development.

Understand how the environment can affect myelination and axonal development in the brain.

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Definitions:

Implicit Memory

Memory that is not consciously recalled but influences behaviors or thought processes.

Prospective Memory

The aspect of memory that involves remembering to perform a planned action or recall a planned intention at some future point in time.

Levels Of Processing

A theory in cognitive psychology that suggests information can be remembered more or less well, depending on the depth at which it is processed.

Schema

According to Piaget, a hypothetical mental structure that permits the classification and organization of new information.