Describe how people fool themselves about being honest with themselves and others regarding commitments. (1 point)
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Describe how people fool themselves and others regarding commitments. 1 point for any or all of the following:
- We tell ourselves that we want the truth, but we think it's OK to lie to others.
- We tell ourselves that we can tell when others are lying, but that others can't tell when we're lying to them.
- We tell ourselves that we aren't truthful because we don't want to hurt others' feelings, when the truth is that we don't want disapproval from others.
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Identify the possible causes of psychotic disorders
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A researcher wishes to place electrodes in the brain so that existing motor activity can be used to control an artificial hand designed for amputees. The researcher should place the electrodes in the
a. temporal lobe. b. limbic system. c. frontal lobe. d. midbrain.
Brain is to __________ as spinal cord is to __________
a. central nervous system; peripheral nervous system b. sensory nerves; crainial nerves c. meninges; ventricles d. cerebrospinal fluid; meninges e. skull; vertebrae
A soap opera character is unable to remember anything about the car that ran her down on the street and gave her a concussion. This is an example of ______
a. the serial position effect c. anterograde amnesia b. retrograde amnesia d. retroactive interference