The part of the brain that serves as a sort of mental clipboard for holding information needed to guide organized behavior and for regulating attention is the ______.

a. hippocampus
b. amygdala
c. reticular formation
d. prefrontal cortex


D

Psychology

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A) age-graded B) history-graded C) nonnormative D) bio-historical

Psychology

Given strong narcotics regularly and in sufficient amounts, dying persons with severe pain will likely experience

a. drug dependence b. insomnia and sleepwalking c. relief from severe pain d. a comatose-like state e. drug addiction

Psychology

Some research suggests that an area of the _____________ is on average smaller in brains of gay males than heterosexual males

A) hippocampus B) thalamus C) amygdala D) hypothalamus

Psychology

If ________ does not occur when fixations shift between near and far objects, one sees double objects

a. visual accommodation c. vergence b. smooth visual pursuit d. visual acuity

Psychology