PSYC 365 Quiz 1

PSYC 365 Quiz 1 Liberty University

1. Which one of the following statements provides the most credible explanation for the fact that human beings seem to surpass all other animal species in their thinking and learning capacities?
2. Theories are advantageous in several ways. Three of the following describe advantages 
of learning theories. Which one does not?
3. Three of the following illustrate various ways that learning might be reflected in a person’s behavior. Which one of the following changes does not necessarily reflect learning?
4. Which one of the following statements is most accurate regarding theories of learning?
5. Human beings undoubtedly learn more during the course of a lifetime than any other species on earth. The major result of this capacity to learn is that:
6. A principle of learning can best be characterized as:
7. A theory of learning can best be characterized as:
8. Which one of the following best describes mirror neurons?
9. During the elementary and secondary school years, much of the brain’s development 
occurs in regions of the brain that are largely responsible for:
10. Given what psychologists believe to be true about how information is typically stored in 
the brain, how is the concept dog probably represented in your brain?
11. Given how the left and right hemispheres of the brain typically specialize, which one of the following activities would be most heavily dependent on the right
hemisphere?
12. Which one of the following best exemplifies experience-expectant plasticity?
13. Which one of the following best describes the growth of neurons during the prenatal 
period?
14. In which one of the following situations should we be most concerned about missing 
a critical period in a person’s development?
15. As children grow older, many of their neurons begin to transmit messages more rapidly than they did in the early years of life, thanks to: