In the ________, fibers connect directly with the thalamus and then to the motor and sensory areas of the cerebral cortex.
A. fast pathway
B. slow pathway
C. vestibular sense
D. kinesthetic sense
Answer: A
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One hypothesis to explain the Flynn effect relates it to improved health and nutrition. Which of the following is evidence to support that hypothesis?
a. The Flynn effect occurs on Raven's Progressive Matrices as well as other IQ tests. b. Infants today sit up and hold their head up earlier than in past generations. c. Throughout the last century, television and other media have provided more stimulation. d. The Flynn effect occurs even where most people find mates within their own village.
You have just heard about a situation in which someone who was drunk vandalized a building and assaulted a security guard. From your knowledge of abnormal psychology, you are aware that although alcohol does not cause aggressive behavior, it may
A. stimulate the inhibitory center of the brain, causing aggressive behavior. B. activate the aggressive genes in the person's DNA. C. impair the ability to consider the consequences of acting impulsively. D. increase the anxiety associated with being punished for one's actions.
Childhood amnesia and the reminiscence bump are similar in that they both are ______, but different in that ______.
a. involve decreases in remembering; they occur at different ages b. involve increases in remembering; they do not follow the same pattern for women and men c. common in most cultures; the reminiscence bump only happens to some people d. deviations from the normal rate of forgetting; they occur at different ages
Provide an overview of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) and note the current recommendations to minimize the risk of SIDS
What will be an ideal response?