A collection of neurons and supportive tissue running from the base of the brain down the center of the back, protected by a column of bones is called the:
a. spinal cord.
b. cerebellum.
c. somatic nervous system.
d. amygdala.
Answer: a
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How well do SAT scores predict grades at a highly selective college, where almost all students have high SAT scores?
a. SAT scores are highly valid for predicting grades at highly selective colleges. b. SAT scores are about as accurate for predicting grades at such colleges as they are anywhere else. c. SAT scores have low validity for predicting grades at highly selective colleges. d. We have no basis for predicting the results at highly selective colleges.
Which of the following sleep disturbances may occur because the brain stop sending signals to the diaphragm to maintain breathing or because there is blockage in the upper air passages?
a. sleep apnea b. narcolepsy c. cataplexy d. somnambulism
Cal just started psychotherapy two weeks ago, and he has noticed increased hope and positive expectations as a result. ALL BUT WHICH of the following is an accurate statement about such expectations?
a. They fall under the category of nonspecific therapy factors. b. They likely increase the effectiveness of specific therapy interventions. c. They likely account for the bulk of therapeutic effectiveness. d. They are similar in function to a placebo.
The lasting contribution of the psychological school of thought known as structuralism is
A) its concern with understanding the adaptive purposes of consciousness. B) the importance it placed on systematic observation in studying consciousness. C) its concern with developing a scientific model of human learning. D) its findings that underscored the importance of unconscious mental processes in daily life.