Joe has suffered a massive stroke. Since then, he finds it difficult to remember names of new people whom he meets or even to recognize them. This is because he is unable to retain any new memories after the stroke. In the context of the organization of the brain, these symptoms are most likely due to a damaged
A. thalamus.
B. hypothalamus.
C. amygdala.
D. hippocampus.
Answer: D
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a. central executive b. visuospatial sketchpad c. phonological loop d. short-term memory span
In ______ studies, if we find evidence that a relationship exists, we must be careful not conclude one factor "caused" another to change, as we do when we conduct experiments.
A. causal B. quasi-experimental C. ethnographic D. correlational
____ is the use of a substance to relieve an unpleasant emotional state such as sadness, anxiety, stress, or loneliness, whereas ____ takes place when a person has come to depend on regular use of substances to feel good physically or psychologically
a. Experimental substance use; social substance use b. Social substance use; experimental substance use c. Medicinal substance use; addictive substance use d. Addictive substance use; medicinal substance use
Differential treatment of children in regard to sex-typed behavior is more noticeable with
A) children over five years of age. B) boys. C) mothers. D) girls.