Garfield is having great difficulty controlling his appetite. All he wants to do is eat, and no matter how much he eats, he is still hungry. His weight is approaching 400 pounds and he still constantly wants to eat. His physician says the problem is due
to a disorder in a specific center of the brain. That brain center is MOST likely to be the_____________
_____.
a. amygdala
b. hippocampus
c. thalamus
d. hypothalamus
d
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a. when students are evaluated negatively by a female professor b. when students are taking classes from both male and female professors c. among male students d. among students who perform poorly in school
Depolarization of a neuron causes:
a. the likelihood of an action potential to decrease b. the likelihood of an action potential to increase c. the axon hillock to become inactivated d. a change in the intensity of the action potential
Which of the following is true with respect to brain areas implicated in homosexuality?
A. The INAH3 is four times larger in male heterosexuals than in male homosexuals. B. The SCN secretes more vasopressin in heterosexual males than in homosexual males. C. The anterior commissure is smaller in homosexual men compared to heterosexual men. D. The SCN is female-sized in homosexual men but not in heterosexual men.
The adjustment to new parenthood is likely to be easiest for which of the following couples?
A) Maya and Ted, who have a large family that is standing by to offer help and advice B) Sue and Alec, whose baby is colicky C) Beth and Sam, who hope the baby might improve their faltering marriage D) Leeann and Ernest, who expect that having a baby will be a totally positive experience