"I just flew-in from Cincinnati ... boy, are my arms tired." Your ability to remember this joke as funny depends on the ____ remembering the emotional/humorous content.

A. hypothalamus
B. thalamus
C. Wernicke's area
D. amygdala


Answer: D

Psychology

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In the brain, the ____________________ lobe is primarily involved in the sensations of touch, temperature, and pain

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

In regard to a scientist's assumptions, problems arise when:

a. assumptions are unconscious beliefs. b. assumptions are untested and metaphysical. c. other scientists don't share the same assumptions. d. the assumptions are perceived as observed facts.

Psychology

The recent interest in cognitive psychology spurred a renewed interest in:?

a. ?operant conditioning and positivism b. ?operant conditioning and the mind-body problem c. ?faculty psychology and positivism d. ?faculty psychology and the mind-body problem

Psychology

The fact that humans are more motivated to protect the children of their siblings and kin than the children of strangers is explained by _________

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Psychology