One theory of infantile amnesia credits brain development, pointing to the ________, which plays a vital role in the formation of new memories.

A. hypothalamus
B. thalamus
C. prefrontal cortex
D. hippocampus


Answer: D

Psychology

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People are more likely to buy cupcakes when they are described as "halfcakes, priced at a bargain price," as opposed to when they are simply described as "cupcakes." This is an example of people being influenced via the ____

a. labeling technique b. bait-and-switch c. door-in-the-face technique d. disrupt-then-reframe technique

Psychology

According to Freud, the Oedipus complex arises during which stage of psychosexual development?

a. anal b. phallic c. latency d. genital e. oral

Psychology

The view that cognitive events that emerge from brain activity can cause behavior is representative of:

a. materialism b. interactionism c. epiphenomenalism d. free will

Psychology

Single-subject designs ____

a. can be used with small groups of participants b. cannot establish unambiguous causality c. do not allow for manipulation of an independent variable d. have, historically, mostly arisen to evaluate behavioral hypotheses

Psychology