Recording from single neurons in the brain has shown that neurons responding to specific types of stimuli are often clustered in specific areas. These results support the idea of
a. cortical association.
b. dissociation.
c. localization of function.
d. the information processing approach.
c
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a. ?heart b. ?brain as a whole c. ?pineal body d. ?frontal lobes e. ?corpus callosum
The pituitary gland regulates puberty changes by signaling other glands to release hormones
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Psychological models of mental illness emphasize the contribution of
a. historical, sexual, and physical factors. b. fear, anxiety, and stress. c. cognitive, behavioral, social learning, developmental, and biological factors. d. the family, the individual, and society. e. the unconscious, our senses, and our pre-existing beliefs.
Sarah is seven months old. Her parents spend three
hours a day for five weeks straight holding Sarah up next to furniture in hopes that she will grab onto the furniture and stand by herself. Sarah hates this treatment and screams and cries, but her parents are unyielding. Finally, at the end of the fifth week, Sarah stands up by herself while holding onto the furniture. Her parents smile triumphantly. What have they accomplished here? a. Sarah's parents have trained Sarah to stand up by herself earlier than the average. b. Sarah was ready to stand up by herself at about eight months of age, but her parents simply put her through a training ordeal for nothing. c. If Sarah's parents had not trained her, Sarah would have been developmentally delayed. d. Sarah's parents have respected her personal rate of growth by encouraging her with psychomotor training.