When her baby begins to cry, Brenda can quickly soothe him by picking him up, holding him, and stroking his head. Based on research with animals
it is likely that Brenda's touch has a soothing effect, in part, because it leads to the release of ___________ in the baby's brain.
a. morphine
b. endorphins
c. leptin
d. vasopressin
Answer: b
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As we age, neurons are gradually lost, the brain becomes smaller, and information is processed more slowing. For some, this brain atrophy leads to ____
a. enlarged ventricles b. depression c. anxiety d. declining memory
An _________ problem requires reorganization of a group of letters to form words
a. algorithm c. anagram b. analogy d. none of these
Kareem always heard athletes were just "dumb jocks." He was surprised to find out that Quinn, the smartest, most dedicated student in class, is on the football team. Kareem's initial thoughts about athletes are an example of a
A. prejudice. B. stereotype. C. script. D. mental model.
One conclusion of Brown and McNeil's classic study of the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon (TOT) is that the participants tended to store the information in LTM according to
a. semantic and visual codes. c. acoustic and semantic codes. b. acoustic and visual codes. d. mnemonic devices.