Prenatal stress can cause long-lasting problems in learning and memory by interfering with normal development of the __________.
A. hippocampus
B. cerebral cortex
C. cerebellum
D. thalamus
Answer: A
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Which of the following statements regarding Ivan Pavlov is accurate?
A. Pavlov was studying salivation in dogs as part of a research program on digestion. B. Pavlov was elated when his student first noticed that the dogs were salivating before tasting the food. C. Pavlov received no recognition for his research before his death. D. Pavlov stressed the importance of speculating about the dog's feelings toward the food.
When a vertebrate animal contracts the flexor muscles of a leg, it relaxes the extensor muscles of the same leg. Sherrington considered this evidence for the existence of ____
a. spatial summation b. temporal summation c. inhibitory messages d. the delay in transmission at synapses
Compare and contrast the applications for and effects of benzodiazepines and barbiturates.
What will be an ideal response?
One positive function of peer groups during adolescence is to __________
a) allow teens an opportunity to see how others react to different roles and behaviors. b) provide teens with a buffer zone between them and their parents. c) encourage teens to engage in behaviors that meet with parental disapproval. d) permit teens to experience an "us versus them" feeling without alienating others.