In Parkinson's disease, which pathway in the brain degenerates?
a. basal ganglia to cerebellum
b. substantia nigra to caudate nucleus and putamen
c. cerebellum to spinal cord
d. cerebral cortex to spinal cord
b
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Higgins's (1989) self-discrepancy theory suggests that we each have an "actual self," an "ought self," and an "ideal self.". According to Higgins, discrepancies between the ____ self and the actual self often lead to low self-esteem and feelings of ____
a. ought? frustration b. ought? shame c. ideal? superiority d. ideal? hostility
What happens to a virus that manages to cross the blood-brain barrier and enter the brain?
a. It is quickly destroyed by natural killer cells b. It gets trapped in a neuron, and then both are destroyed by natural killer cells. c. It gets trapped in a glial cell, and then both are destroyed by natural killer cells. d. It remains there and may cause negative effects several years later.
The tendency to give too much emphasis to personal factors when accounting for other people's actions is called _______
a. the primacy effect b. defensive attribution c. fundamental attribution error d. the just world hypothesis
Fiona is an excessive worrier. She always seems tense and has trouble sleeping. Her friends report that she has very low self-esteem and is usually moody. According to Hans Eysenck's personality taxonomy, Fiona would most likely score high on the trait of:
A. psychoticism. B. introversion. C. neuroticism. D. quarrelsomeness.