In a fit of uncontrollable panic and depression, a person drinks a quart of hard liquor in less than an hour. If this proves fatal, it will be because the alcohol:
A. permanently damaged synapses around muscles
B. anesthetized parts of the neocortex
C. created a neural apathy that prevented the person from defending himself against trauma
D. inhibited neurons in the medulla, causing vital life support reflexes to stop
Answer: D
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The more alcohol a woman consumes during pregnancy, the __________
A) higher the birth weight of the child B) greater the likelihood of ARND instead of FAS or p-FAS C) poorer the child’s achievement scores in the school years D) greater the child’s speed of information processing
Refusing to acknowledge a painful or threatening reality is called ______
a. displacement c. denial b. repression d. regression
Which of the following are primarily studied in the field of psychology?
a. Mind and behavior b. Mind and ethics c. Behavior and knowledge d. Memory and behavior