Yves has been drinking. He has difficulty walking a straight line when asked to do so by a police officer. Apparently, Yves's _____ is functioning poorly.
a) amygdala
b) cerebellum
c) medulla
d) thalamus
Answer: b) cerebellum
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With regard to biological differentiation of the sexes, which is FALSE?
a. It is possible for a male (XY) fetus to develop a female internal reproductive system. b. The male hormone testosterone affects the development of the brain and nervous system. c. External genitalia are fully differentiated by the fourth week after conception. d. Hormones influence the development of the testes and ovaries.
What is the developmental sequence for peak intensity of the two common fears of infancy?
a. Stranger anxiety and separation anxiety both peak early, prior to the age of six months. b. Stranger anxiety peaks earlier than separation anxiety. c. Separation anxiety peaks earlier than stranger anxiety. d. Both anxieties peak late, after the age of 24 months.
Wayne and Tammy are looking at buying a new house. They have decided that price is the most important factor and will not look at homes that cost more than $300,000. In making their decision, Wayne and Tammy are using _________
a) heuristics. b) elimination by aspects. c) the additive strategy. d) reasoning.
Louis Terman, one of the original developers of the Stanford-Binet test, began a study in the 1920s of 1,500 children with exceptionally high IQ scores. When compared to the control group, the high IQ participants were ____
a. less likely to have personal problems such as alcoholism, divorce, and mental disorders b. more likely to have personal problems such as anxiety, depression, and alcoholism c. more likely to experience career failure and financial ruin d. less likely to experience educational and occupational success