In his research on hunger and the brain, Dr. VanderZyl stimulates the lateral hypothalamus of his animal subjects. This stimulation
a. induces eating only in animals that have not eaten in a while.
b. induces eating in animals, even if they are full.
c. induces eating only in animals that have recently eaten but are still hungry.
d. reduces eating in animals that are hungry.
e. reduces eating in animals that are full.
b
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a. irrational beliefs and negative thoughts b. unconscious impulses and memories c. an individual's poor self-concept and general lack of self-worth d. unwanted or maladaptive behaviors
According to recent research, personality throughout adulthood is a product of four major sources. The one that probably exerts the most influence is
genes. parental practices. culture. adult experiences.
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between a CS and a UCS when discussing conditioned taste aversions?
A) The delay between the CS and the UCS can be as long as six or even eight hours. B) The CS must immediately precede the UCS or the conditioning will not take place. C) The UCS and the CS must be paired together several times for the conditioning to take place. D) The CS will lead to a great amount of stimulus generalization because the UCS will be similar to many different stimuli. Incorrect. Research into conditioned taste aversions has found that stimulus generalization tends not to occur.
Which statement about strategies for early word learning is true?
A) Mutual exclusivity explains how preschoolers reconcile multiple names for the same object. B) Children’s first several hundred nouns mostly refer to objects organized by color or shape. C) Preschoolers figure out many word meanings by observing how words are used in the structure of sentences. D) Preschoolers’ vocabularies do not grow as quickly when parents inform them directly about which words to use.