Psychology Answers

Choose the INCORRECT statement.

Piaget believed that people constantly adapt to their environment and, in doing so, use their minds to organise the world in ways that they can …

• A. clearly explain to other individuals.
• B. make sense of.
• C. comprehend.
• D. understand.

Brain-based education is an interdisciplinary study of human cognition that looks at the psychological, computational and biological mechanisms that have an impact on human thought or cognition.

Choose the INCORRECT statement about brain development as specified by neuroscience.

• A. The brain’s capacity for change does not increase with age.
• B. The interactive influence of genes and experience shape the developing brain.
• C. The brain develops throughout the life span.
• D. Cognitive, emotional and social capacities are inextricably intertwined throughout the life course.

Choose the INCORRECT statement.

Adolescents who suffer from bulimia nervosa may

• A . eat all day and then vomit to get rid of the food.
• B. eat a lot of food to compensate for not receiving love and attention from their parents.
• C. have a near-normal body weight.
• D. force themselves to diet obsessively.

5. How does the study of twins help us understand the nature-nurture controversy with respect to intelligence better?

What is the correct in-text reference format for a direct quote in APA format?

Group of answer choices

Veit and Gould (2010) emphasise the importance of “using your own words and your own style" when paraphrasing (p. 158).

Veit and Gould, page 158, emphasise the importance of ‘using your own words and your own style’ when paraphrasing.

a) Veit and Gould (2010) emphasise the importance of ‘using your own words and your own style’ when paraphrasing.

Veit & Gould (2010, p158) emphasise the importance of ‘using your own words and your own style’ when paraphrasing.