Wayne was injured when a rotary saw blade was accidentally used in a game of Frisbee golf. Wayne seemed all right, except for a large vertical cut through the middle of his skull. However, when he was asked to place his left hand into his left pocket and verbally describe the contents, he couldn't. Having taken introductory psychology course, his friend Garth deduced, "Wayne's __________ must be cut!"
A. hypothalamus
B. occipital lobe
C. corpus callosum
D. frontal lobe
Answer: C
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a. the left dorsal hypothalamic cortex b. the right amygdala c. the left rostral anterior cingulate cortex d. the right caudate nucleus
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a. reaction formation. b. regression. c. repression. d. sublimation.
Kimble’s data found that:
a. undergraduate psychology students showed a slight inclination toward accepting humanistic values b. officers of the divisions of the American Psychological Association showed a strong inclination toward accepting scientific values c. humanistic psychologists showed a strong inclination toward accepting scientific values d. psychotherapists showed a strong inclination toward accepting scientific values