What is the "interpreter" function of the left hemisphere?
a. The process of transferring information from vision into language
b. The ability to perceive sensation delivered to the right hemisphere
c. The tendency to make up stories to explain behaviors
d. The ability to use gestures to convey meaning
c
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The main mode of action of antipsychotic drugs is to
a. enhance the effects of serotonin or dopamine. b. reduce the effects of GABA. c. enhance the effects of GABA. d. reduce the effects of dopamine.
Kevin is an emergency room nurse who experiences a great deal of stress. He has developed stomach problems that cause him great pain. His doctor has diagnosed an ulcer. In this example, the ulcer may be a:
a. hypochondriac symptom c. resistance symptom b. psychosomatic symptom d. defense mechanism
Marta studies patients who have hemiparesis. She believes that a person's coping strategy can predict how likely they are to deny their paralysis. She asks family members of each patient to recall how the person dealt with stress prior to the onset of hemiparesis. One problem with this approach is the potential for __________ when the family is asked to recall information about coping and denial.
A. inattentional blindness B. motivated forgetting C. decay D. retrospective bias
Four-year-old Nicco uses infant-directed speech when talking to his neighbor's new baby; this demonstrates ______________
a. over regularization b. fast mapping c. pragmatics d. existence of the language acquisition device