Your psychology professor asks you to assist her in her experiment. She is studying brain activity by monitoring blood flow to different areas of the brain. This indicates that your professor is most likely using ____ in her study
a. an electroencephalogram
b. functional magnetic resonance imaging
c. a visual cliff
d. a neural plate
b
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When someone uses negative reinforcement to change a behavior, the behavior is likely to ______
a. decrease b. increase c. remain the same d. completely stop
Extreme stress has been reported to lead to brain damage by reducing the volume of the hippocampus in all of the following groups EXCEPT ______.
A. Vietnam combat veterans with PTSD B. childhood abuse trauma victims C. torture victims D. tornado victims
Mi infected her new partner with HIV. Which of the following statements is correct?
a) This is inexcusable, she must have known she had HIV from the symptoms. b) It is possible Mi had no idea she had HIV. c) She must have had active sores at the time they had sex. d) They must have had anal sex.
After a grueling day at work followed by a white-knuckle commute, the first thing Anita does when she gets home is pour herself a glass of wine. In a short time, all the stress of her day has faded away. What helps Anita to have this response?
A. Activation of GABA receptors B. Inhibition of brain stem activity C. Release of norepinephrine D. Activation of the cerebral cortex