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kellyjaisingh

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Both positive and negative experiences can influence the wiring diagram of the brain. Describe what process is being described and give one example of a positive experience and one example of a negative experience that could impact how the brain functions.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which perspective holds that we should view behaviors in the social and political context in which they occur?
 
  a. sociological perspective
  b. sociopolitical perspective
  c. sociopathological perspective
  d. socioeconomic perspective



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Answer to Question 1

 Process  neural plasticity; development and modification of the brain through experiences
 Positive  any reasonable response that illustrates an enriching experience such as travel, education, learning a foreign language, etc.
 Negative  any reasonable response that illustrated a potentially detrimental experiences such as head trauma, early abuse or deprivation, mental illness

Answer to Question 2

B



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