Meditation is a positive emotional state, which some have described as “blissful.” What brain function is thought to be responsible for this?
A. Increased frontal lobe activity
B. Decreased default mode network activity
C. Increased alpha waves
D. Increased delta waves
Answer: B
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Which of the following statements accurately reflects the recommendation of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding alcohol consumption during pregnancy?
A. No more than two beers in a week during the first trimester, and no more than three beers a week in the second and third trimesters. B. No more than two glasses of wine in a week during the first trimester, and no more than three glasses of wine a week in the second and third trimesters. C. No alcohol during the first trimester, and limit alcoholic drinks to three per week in the second and third trimesters. D. There is no safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy or while trying to get pregnant.
Carmelo is an extremely talented basketball player and professional teams keep offering him lots of money to play for them. Though he doesn't particularly enjoy playing basketball, he continues to do so because of the money. In this situation, Carmelo is
a. relations-oriented. b. task-oriented. c. intrinsically motivated. d. extrinsically motivated.
In Freud's theory, unconscious, threatening thoughts and feelings lead to:
A. unresolved sexual conflicts B. anxiety, fear, and psychological problems C. changes in the cerebellum D. an inability to self-actualize
Humanists view our human nature
a. positively. b. negatively. c. as neutral. d. mechanistically.