Which of the following best describes the process by which developing axons find their general target areas?
A. Completely random growth
B. Shape attraction
C. Electrical attraction
D. Chemical attraction
Answer: D
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b. Sexual intercourse while on the birth control pill. c. Sexual fantasy. d. Abstinence.
Mishkin et al. (1983) trained rhesus monkeys to do two different tasks. One task was called a landmark task, which required the monkeys to remember the location of an event, and the other task was called an object task, which required the monkeys to learn a particular object. What did they discover?
A. Rhesus monkeys were excellent at the landmark task, but poor at the object task. B. Lesioning of the inferotemporal cortex resulted in impaired performance on the landmark task. C. Lesioning of the frontal eye fields resulted in a decline in all performance. D. Lesioning of the inferotemporal cortex resulted in impaired performance on the object task.
REM-sleep deprivation results in:
A) excessive aggression and hypersensitivity to muscle pain. B) difficulty processing new information and hyposensitivity to pain. C) memory problems and excessive aggression. D) symptoms of depression and anxiety.
The risk of breast cancer greatly increases with age
Indicate whether the statement is true or false