Mothers Who Return to Work Following a Brief Maternity Leave

question 24

Multiple Choice

Mothers who return to work following a brief maternity leave are viewed as _______________ compared with mothers who choose to stay at home.

• A) warmer, but less communal
• B) more communal, but less warm
• C) less warm and less communal
• D) warmer and more communal

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Definitions:

Connectionist View

A perspective in cognitive science that models mental or behavioral phenomena as the emergent processes of interconnected networks that resemble neural networks.

Neurons

Basic working units of the brain, specialized cells that transmit information to other nerve cells, muscle, or gland cells.

Script

A sequence of expected behaviors, roles, and norms associated with particular social situations or cultural expectations.

Long-term Potentiation

A long-lasting enhancement in signal transmission between two neurons that results from stimulating them synchronously; widely considered one of the major cellular mechanisms that underlies learning and memory.