When presented with the moral dilemma of whether to physically push Person A onto a trolley track to stop a trolley car from killing 5 other people,
individuals with damage to the ____________ will choose to push Person A and stop the trolley, demonstrating no moral dilemma with this choice.
a. ventromedial prefrontal cortex
b. amygdala
c. subgenual anterior cingulate cortex
d. orbitofrontal cortex
e. prefrontal cortex
Answer: a. ventromedial prefrontal cortex
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a. One stimulus activated the left hemisphere, and the other activated the right hemisphere. b. Whichever stimulus became conscious activated the right hemisphere. c. Whichever stimulus became conscious activated the left hemisphere. d. Whichever stimulus became conscious activated wide areas of both hemispheres.
Which of the following is true about self-fulfilling prophecies in the classroom?
A. Self-fulfilling prophecies are the most important influence on student achievement B. Self-fulfilling prophecies are especially important to students who are popular. C. It is unclear whether self-fulfilling prophecies do more harm or good. D. The effect of a self-fulfilling prophecy increases over time.
Groups are least effective in the decision-making process when
A. Complex and difficult decisions need to be made B. The situation is an emergency C. The cooperation of those in the group is needed to carry out the decision
An ecological systems theorist interested in how the immediate environment, provided in such settings as the home, school, workplace, and neighborhood, directly influences development would focus her research on the
a. microsystem. c. exosystem. b. mesosystem. d. macrosystem.