You are watching a really scary movie. The main character is about to be attacked by a monster. You look over to the person sitting next to you and see fear in his face. What part of the limbic system allows you to evaluate his expression?
a. hypothalamus c. thalamus
b. hippocampus d. amygdala
D
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Special precautions are necessary when using ____ to find out about job situations because the information gained is easily biased by employees who have strong negative or positive feelings toward the company
a. observation b. interviews c. questionnaires d. critical incidents
The surgical procedure called cingulotomy involves destroying part of the _____ and the cingulate gyrus.
A) thalamus B) caudate putamen C) corpus callosum D) basal ganglia
________ is an interiorized form of private speech that dictates the direction of a child's thoughts
a. Turnabout c. Inner speech b. Subvocal speech d. Covert speech
You see an advertisement for a method of learning a foreign language that seems simple—just rev up the iPod and fall asleep. The accompanying product description cites proof that people can learn while asleep
Being a good psychological detective, what question would you ask about the offered proof? a) Did the individuals actually dream about the foreign language? b) What did the EEG indicate about the participants' level of sleep? c) Did the researchers use only long sleepers who would spend more time with the tapes? d) Were study breaks included in the tape to provide greater comprehension of the material?