Robert is unable to "read" or understand other people's emotional expressions,
especially as conveyed by their eyes, which prevents him from relating normally to friends, family, and coworkers. Robert most likely has damage to which part of his brain?
a. reticular formation
b. pons
c. midbrain
d. amygdala
ANSWER: d
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Following up on the preceding question, suppose that you found that 27 of the new hires were women. You would probably be justified in concluding that
a. there was discrimination against men. b. there was discrimination against women. c. there was no discrimination on the basis of gender. d. we don't have enough information to even start to answer the question.
Freud believed that art, music, dance, poetry, scientific investigation, and other creative activities could serve to rechannel sexual energies into productive behavior, a process he called
a. sublimation. b. projection. c. reaction formation. d. compensation.
Two different views of homelessness described in the chapter are the idea that individual factors determine who becomes homeless, and the idea that the extent of homelessness is determined by:
a. the supply of affordable housing and demand for it. b. psychological characteristics of homeless persons. c. individual choices. d. personal problems.
Bartlett's studies of the Swazi people of Africa suggested that__________
a) they had far better recall than did Europeans. b) they could remember cows, but little else. c) social and cultural context have a definite impact on memory. d) Europeans had better memories than did the Swazi.