Which of the following statements regarding the amygdala is TRUE?
A. It is part of the limbic system.
B. It is the seat of emotions.
C. It matures much earlier than the prefrontal cortex.
D. All of these choices are correct.
Answer: D
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a. all distinctions among members of different categories are quantitative. b. all distinctions among members of different categories are qualitative. c. the question of "how much" of a characteristic that a person displays can be answered. d. we cannot make "all or none" decisions.
The term "stress" is used in the text to refer to __________.
A. only those external events in our lives that challenge us B. any positive demand made on an organism C. the effects of external stressors within the organism D. anything that makes us unhappy
Functional fixedness is defined as:
A. the ability to transfer old learning to new situations B. a rule that can be used to solve new problems C. the inability to see an object as having a use different from its usual one. D. the inability to use heuristics or algorithms
Lindsay and coworkers "slime in the first-grade teacher's desk" experiment showed that presenting
a. accounts of actual childhood events supplied by a participant's parent increased the likelihood of false memories. b. accounts of actual childhood events supplied by a participant's parent decreased the likelihood of false memories. c. a photograph of the participant's first-grade class increased the likelihood of false memories. d. a photograph of the participant's first-grade class decreased the likelihood of false memories.