Research in Which Participants' Brains Were Scanned with MRIs While

question 84

Multiple Choice

Research in which participants' brains were scanned with MRIs while doing a dissonance-producing task showed that when people encounter dissonance the _________ areas of the brain decrease in activity,and when dissonance is resolved the __________ areas of the brain "light up."

• A) emotion; reasoning
• B) reasoning; memory
• C) memory; emotion
• D) reasoning; emotion
• E) memory; reasoning

Recognize various methods and styles of fostering cognitive and language development in children.

Identify and describe the different memory types with examples.

Understand and describe Piaget's sensorimotor stage and its stages.

Compare and contrast different theories of language acquisition.

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Definitions:

Colorblindness

A visual impairment in which an individual has difficulty distinguishing between certain colors, usually between red and green, due to absent or defective color-sensitive cells in the eyes.

Perceptual Constancy

The brain's ability to recognize objects as constant and unchanging despite changes in sensory input such as lighting, distance, or angle.

Linear Perspective

A depth cue in visual perception where parallel lines appear to converge in the distance, helping to create an illusion of depth in a two-dimensional image.

Sound Waves

Vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.