The "executive function" area of the brain where planning, selecting, and coordinating thoughts are carried out is called the ______

Fill in the blank with correct word


prefrontal cortex (or frontal brain lobe)

Psychology

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If a researcher reported for a one-tailed single-sample t test that t(14) = 2.25, then:

a. p < .025. b. p < .05. c. p < .01. d. p < .001.

Psychology

Leslie thinks that we learn to act in certain ways because of the consequences of our behaviour. Her belief is probably influenced by the findings of:

A) William James. B) Sigmund Freud. C) B. F. Skinner. D) Abraham Maslow.

Psychology

An advantage of using one diagnostic manual is that _____

a) we can easily label sick people. b) we have a common language to discuss mental illnesses. c) lay people can't understand everything we say. d) we know how much to charge clients.

Psychology

The use of ______ can be traced back to 4000 B.C. in ancient Sumeria, where it was referred to as the "joy plant."

a. cocaine c. marijuana b. opium d. nicotine

Psychology