Stimulation of the lateral _____ area is positively reinforcing and induces eating in satiated animals.
a) hypothalamic
b) thalamic
c) cortex
d) basal ganglia
a) hypothalamic
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a. ?delusions b. ?hallucinations c. ?mania d. ?severe agitation
What is demonstrated by showing that the test scores measured today for a group of individuals are nearly identical to the scores obtained with the same measurement procedure last week?
a. predictive validity b. test-retest reliability c. inter-rater reliability d. construct validity
Which research study would you most expect to see from a researcher with a life-course perspective?
A. the effect of smoking on neurotransmitter systems and memory B. how memory processes change from infancy to old age C. growing up in the 1960s and its influence on political activism in middle adulthood D. sex differences in marital satisfaction
The anal retentive personality consists of a rigid, obsessive-compulsive style of interacting with the world
Indicate whether the statement is true or false