The _______________ is the most recently evolved part of our brains and is associated with such complex abilities as reasoning, decision making, and planning
a. limbic cortex
b. somatosensory cortex
c. prefrontal cortex
d. thalamic cortex
Answer: c
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a. proximal factors. b. distal factors. c. proximate factors. d. distant factors.
In addition to their physical health problems, preterm babies are difficult to raise because they
a. emit behaviors that aggravate their caregivers. b. habitually crawl away from adults, then get "lost.". c. rarely ever recover fully from their chronic diarrhea. d. hold their breath to gain resuscitative attention.
According to Binet's reasoning, what is the mental age of a 6-year-old child who scores the
equivalent to an average 4-year-old on an intelligence test? a. 4 b. 1.5 c. 0.66 d. 10 e. 5
A college student is having difficulty staying awake during the day and sleeping through the night. Her difficulties are MOST likely due to problems in the ______
a. cerebellum b. substantia nigra c. basal ganglia d. pons