The hypothalamus, which is the site of chemical events triggering puberty, is __________.
A. a peanut-sized structure located in the lower part of the brain
B. an area of the cerebral cortex that is located at the anterior end of it
C. a region of the brain that is located toward the lower-back of the skull
D. a bundle of nerve fibers that connect the right and left cerebral hemispheres
Answer: A
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a. intuitive and automatic. b. rational and controlled. c. effortful and intuitive. d. slow and easy.
Vera is trying to quit using heroin. The first day without the drug, she experienced incredible pain and felt like she was "going nuts." Vera is experiencing:
A. an increase in tolerance B. drug-induced analgesia C. an imagined perception D. withdrawal symptoms
A group of 100 female undergraduate students are surveyed. More than half say they have been victims of sexual aggression. The men who coerced them into intercourse did so without planning to do so and manipulated them by using alcohol and interpreted their protests of sexual advances as meaning "go ahead." What, if any, aspect of this group's survey results is unusual? a. It is unusual for
most acts of rape to be unplanned. b. It is unusual for one-half of undergraduate females to report being victims of sexual aggression. c. It is unusual for men who coerce sex to use alcohol. d. It is unusual for men who coerce sex to interpret protests as insincere.
Theories attempting to determine the basis for psychological differences among people seek to _____ personality.
A) explain B) describe C) evaluate D) categorize