The process by which repeated thoughts and behaviors strengthen neural connections is called
A) pruning.
B) automatization.
C) reduction.
D) easing.
Q. 2The benchmark that courts use to determine what would be the actions of the reasonably competent professional school counselor is called _____________________________
____.
A) community standards
B) the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
C) in loco parentis
D) the duty of care
E) the standard of care
Q. 3____________ is the process through which the brain rids itself of unnecessary cells and cell connections.
A) Weeding
B) Trimming
C) Cutting back
D) Pruning
Q. 4The function of laws on federal, state, and local levels is to ____________________.
A) provide minimum standards that a society will tolerate
B) answer specific legal questions
C) punish behavior that is unacceptable
D) prescribe clear legal imperatives
E) lower crime rates
Q. 5__________ is a process whereby glial cells grow and encase the axons of neural cells.
A) Myelination
B) Shafting
C) Pruning
D) Automatization
Q. 6Ethical standards are intended to _____________________________
____.
A) standardize professional practice and protect students and counselors
B) remove the need for judgment and ethical reasoning
C) make consultation unnecessary
D) provide answers to specific ethical problems
E) all of the above
Q. 7During middle childhood children grow an average of ______ inches per year.
A) 6
B) 2-3
C) 1
D) 4-5
Q. 8Ethics are _____________________________
_____________.
A) what you feel in your heart are correct behaviors
B) clear cut rules by which right or wrong are easily determined
C) determined by each individual's choice
D) the customs, mores, standards, and accepted practices of a profession
E) all of the above