A brain trauma in which the brain has been shifted from its normal position and is pressed against the skull, often resulting in bruised tissue, coma, or delirium, is referred to as a

a. contusion.
b. concussion.
c. stroke.
d. laceration.


A

Psychology

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In 1904, Pavlov won the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine. In his Nobel lecture, he described his research as follows: “____.”

a. We decided to take an entirely objective point of view also towards the psychical phenomena in our experiments with animals. b. We systematically analyzed the observable relations between mental phenomena and variations in the activity of glands. c. We disciplined our way of thinking and our words to be very attentive to the animal’s mental state. d. We restricted our work to careful observation and exact formulation of the influence exerted by mental processes on the secretion of the salivary glands.

Psychology

What is the rate of sexual abuse during childhood in the United States?

A) 5% B) 9% C) 15% D) 19%

Psychology

In 1998 in the U. S., about what percentage of women between the ages of 45 and 64 were taking some form of hormone replacement therapy?

a. 10% b. 33% c. 54% d. 78%

Psychology