What Can Be Concluded from the Studies Regarding Rat Learning

question 95

Multiple Choice

What can be concluded from the studies regarding rat learning and brain structure done by Greenough, Withers, and Wallace (1990) ?

• A)Early psychological experience has little to do with brain structure or later development of psychopathology.
• B)Early psychological experience affects the development of the nervous system and will determine whether the individual will develop a psychological disorder later in life.
• C)Early psychological experience affects the development of the nervous system and influences the number of connections between nerve cells.
• D)Early psychological experience does not result in physical changes to the nervous system but can still influence whether or not one develops a psychological disorder.

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Definitions:

Elasticity of Demand

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, expressed as a percentage change.

Quantity Demanded

Quantity Demanded is the total amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price, over a specified time period.

Total Revenue

The complete amount of income generated by the sale of goods and services before any expenses are deducted.

Unit Elastic

A situation in economics where a percentage change in price causes an equal percentage change in quantity demanded or supplied.