You and your research team are studying electrical stimulation of the brain. The rats are exhibiting compulsive eating and drinking behaviors. The electrode is probably implanted in the rats'

a. amygdala. c. pituitary gland.
b. septum. d. hypothalamus.


D

Psychology

You might also like to view...

Which statement regarding Alzheimer's disease is incorrect?

A. It is a progressive disease. B. It involves changes in hippocampal circuitry. C. It is reversible. D. Its exact triggers are unknown.

Psychology

In a wide-scale study of mental disorders among Americans, about ____ of the sample reported having had at least one mental disorder during their lifetime.

A. 10% B. 25% C. 35% D. 50%

Psychology

Which of the following would most likely be a detailed long-term memory?

a. I just sat down. b. I was talking to that girl just before class. c. I was talking to that boy three months ago. d. I talked to my cousin Amelia on the phone six months ago.

Psychology

John Harold Johnson Jr.'s death from sickle-cell anemia

a. resulted from a dominant gene. b. is related to the anti-malarial effects of sickle cells in ancestral populations. c. occurred because of the impoverished environment in which he grew up. d. is an example of what can happen when an individual has a high mutation rate. e. was caused by a bout of malaria in early childhood.

Psychology