The central idea behind sensitive periods is that:

Aspects of brain development may be more sensitive during specific stages

Which of the following aligns MOST with our definition of risky play?

Exciting, thrilling play with an uncertain outcome

What is a major difference between personified objects and invisible imaginary companions?

Invisible ICs often = friends, personified objects often = taken care of

What is the relationship between risky play and injuries, based on the research findings in article 5?

Children are less likely to be injured during risky play than sports

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PSYC 2328 Midterm 2

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1
The central idea behind sensitive periods is that:
Certain environmental factors will not harm us past a certain age
Some brain areas develop faster or slower than others
Manipulations can impact the brain in it's entirerity
Aspects of brain development may be more sensitive during specific stages
2
Which of the following aligns MOST with our definition of risky play?
Play that is strictly supervised by adults
Any play that has potential hazards
Any activity that involves the potential for injury or danger
Exciting, thrilling play with an uncertain outcome
3
Over the course of postnatal development, the brain generally:
Maintains a basal level of synapses
Loses synapses
Weakens synapses
Gains synapses
4
What is a major difference between personified objects and invisible imaginary companions?
Personified objects = real people, while invisible ICs are not.
Personified objects are more common in adolescents than in young children.
Invisible ICs often = friends, personified objects often = taken care of
Invisible ICs disappear faster than personified objects.
5
Despite some discrepancy in the literature, a consensus is that roughly what percentage of children have ICs?
5-10%
20-35%
50-65%
15-20%
6
Which of the following was NOT mentioned as having a sensitive period?
The primary motor cortex
The primary visual cortex
The amygdala
The hippocampus
7
What is the relationship between risky play and injuries, based on the research findings in article 5?
Children are less likely to be injured during risky play than sports
Risky play leads to more serious injuries than organized sports
Risky play is completely injury-free
The most common injury in risky play is head trauma
8
Project 'Riscki' employed a task where participants had to identify added or removed hazards from a visual scene, called
a change detection task
a perceptual alteration task
a false belief task
a fear conditioning task

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