With epileptic patients, the purpose of severing the corpus callosum is to
a. confine the seizures to one hemisphere.
b. mimic a lobotomy.
c. minimize seizure activity to both hemispheres.
d. rid the patient of brain seizures.
A
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a. software; hardware b. hardware; software c. RAM; REM d. REM; RAM
Stimulus generalization gradients demonstrate that
a. human behavior is not very adaptive. b. the most important attribute of a CS is its intensity. c. less time is necessary to reacquire a response than to acquire it originally. d. the more similar a stimulus is to the original CS, the stronger a CR will be.
Which of the following is NOT among the seven conflicts that Erikson believes adolescents must resolve in order to achieve identity?
A) Apprenticeship vs. work paralysis B) Role experimentation vs. role fixation C) Generativity vs. stagnation D) Temporal perspective vs. time confusion
Most experts recommend that an infant's first solid food be
A) thoroughly cooked or pre-packaged multi-grain cereals. B) a source of protein, such as ground chicken. C) an iron-fortified single-grain cereal, such as rice. D) one or two fruits that the baby seems to prefer.