The _____ Issue Involves the Degree to Which Early Traits

question 4

Multiple Choice

The _____ issue involves the degree to which early traits and characteristics persist through life or alter.

• A)growth-decline
• B)stability-change
• C)traits-characteristics
• D)permanence-evanescence

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Definitions:

Activation-Synthesis Theory

Theory that dreaming occurs when the cerebral cortex synthesizes neural signals generated from activity in the lower part of the brain and that dreams result from the brain’s attempts to find logic in random brain activity that occurs during sleep.

Neural Activity

The electrical and chemical processes that occur within neurons, allowing them to communicate with each other.

Cognitive Theory

A theory of psychology that emphasizes internal states, such as motivation, problem-solving, decision-making, and thinking, as the key components of understanding behavior.

Dreaming

A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person’s mind during sleep, often associated with rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.