The ________ is the region of the brain that plays an important part in attention, appropriate social behavior, impulse control, and working memory.
A. adrenal cortex
B. cell cortex
C. prefrontal cortex
D. renal cortex
Answer: C
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Which of the following statements about the negative pole of the psychosocial crisis is most accurate?
a. Most people experience both the negative as well as the positive poles of each psychosocial crisis. b. The negative pole is only relevant for understanding extreme cases of mental illness. c. Any exposure to the negative pole is likely to result in a negative resolution to the crisis. d. The negative pole is produced by individual vulnerability and genetic predisposition, not by society.
Basic emotions arise through ___________ processing
a. reflective b. experiential c. inductive d. deductive
Compared to urine samples, hair samples
A. can be used to test for a greater variety of drugs. B. can detect drug use for up to a week. C. can detect drug use for up to 90 days. D. are harder to obtain.
After Natter narrowly avoids a car accident, he notices that his heart is beating rapidly and he feels a "rush" from the adrenaline in his bloodstream. Natter is most likely in the __________ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.
A. resistance B. alarm reaction C. adaptation D. exhaustion