The _______________ quickly assesses danger or threat
A) prefrontal cortex
B) amygdala
C) right hemisphere
D) sympathetic nervous system
Answer: B
Rationale: The amygdala is involved in assessing and interpreting situations to determine which types of emotions are appropriate. Then it seems to connect the perception or interpretation of these situations to brain regions that stimulate the physiological responses required for action.
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Erikson's theory of psychosocial development considers __________.
A. how an adult can maintain memories from when she or he was an infant that affect life as an adult B. how an infant's perception of self can best be assessed C. how children develop independence from their parents D. how individuals come to understand themselves and the meaning of others' and their own behavior
Processes that reduce any discrepancies from the set point are known as ____
a. negative feedback b. positive feedback c. homeothermic d. thermostasis
Three-year-old Simeon is at the top of a tall and scary slide. At the bottom of the slide, Simeon's older brother is smiling and laughing. When Simeon sees this, he goes down the slide. Simeon's behavior is an example of
A. social referencing. B. attribution. C. transferred excitation. D. social facilitation.
A __________ is a family therapist's formal drawing of a family's structure
Fill in the blanks with correct word