The three numbers listed on a page of a stereotaxic atlas describe
A) the location of a brain structure in three planes relative to bregma.
B) the current settings required to produce an electrolytic lesion.
C) the settings on a stereotaxic apparatus for mice versus rats versus hamsters.
D) the strain, age, and weight of an animal.
E) the amounts of repeated drug doses required to produce a functional lesion
Answer: A
Rationale: The three numbers listed on a page of a stereotaxic atlas describe the location of a brain structure in three planes relative to bregma.
You might also like to view...
LSD was discovered by __________
a. Timothy Leary b. St. Anthony c. Albert Hofmann d. Robert Morton
Claude remembered his new computer password by noting that the first letter was the same as his middle initial, the second two letters matched the postal abbreviation for his home state, and the last two letters were the first two letters of his grandmother's maiden name. When Claude creates connections of this type, he is utilizing an encoding technique that psychologists refer to as:
a. the serial position effect b. transfer-appropriate processing c. elaboration d. overjustification
Research indicates that primate males tend to be:
a. more active than female primates b. less aggressive than female primates c. smaller than most female primates d. more cooperative than female primates
Clarissa dreams she is a platypus flopping about on a never-ending sandy beach while the bright sun slowly bakes her to a crisp. Dr. Siggie, her psychologist, explains that the never-ending beach represents her inability to emotionally escape from an abusive relationship, and the sun represents the abuser. What is the manifest content in this scenario?
A. The beach representing her inability to escape an abusive relationship B. The sun representing an abuser C. Clarissa as a platypus flopping about on a beach D. Dr. Siggie’s nonverbal behaviors while explaining Clarissa’s dream