Which of the following statements about the SCN (suprachiasmatic nucleus) is FALSE?
a. It is sensitive to changes in the amount of light striking the retina. b. It stimulates the pineal gland to release melatonin.
c. It is located in the hypothalamus.
d. It signals the amygdala to initiate sleep.
e. It is involved in regulating the sleep-wake cycle.
d
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Criticism of Maslow's self-actualization theory center on the fact that:
a. the sample of self-actualizing people was too large to come to a conclusion. b. the research does not reflect Maslow's idea of worthy and emotionally healthy people. c. the research methods were not rigorous and lacked experimentally generated supporting data. d. the theory does not apply outside the laboratory in social and personal terms.
Rudy has been a troublemaker from a very young age. At the age of nine, he was arrested for vandalism. At the age of thirteen, he forced the family cat to eat a lit firecracker. Now that Rudy is an adult, he has become a serial killer. Rudy is especially dangerous because people generally like him when they first meet him. Rudy most likely has a(n) __________ personality disorder.
A. antisocial B. narcissistic C. avoidant D. schizotypal
Cognitive-behavioral therapies have been found to be especially helpful in the treatment of _____ disorders
A) dissociative B) anxiety C) personality D) impulse control
The technique of perception checking works best in cultures which rely on ___________ communication
a. direct b. indirect c. subliminal d. nonverbal