In addition to its role in motor behavior, acetylcholine has been suggested to be involved in attention, arousal, learning, and memory, and its degeneration related to Alzheimer's disease. Given what you have learned about the brain, in what structure would you expect to find a high percentage of acetylcholine receptors?
a. pons
b. hypothalamus
c. hippocampus
d. thalamus
C
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Anton was dancing with his new girlfriend at an Elvis tribute. When the band started playing "Can't Help Falling in Love With You," his girlfriend gave him a long, passionate kiss, which Anton found very enjoyable. Now Anton finds that every time he hears "Can't Help Falling in Love With You" on the radio, he becomes mildly excited. In this example of classical conditioning, the unconditioned
response is: a. the song "Can't Help Falling in Love With You" b. the enjoyment Anton experienced when his girlfriend kissed him c. the long, passionate kiss d. the excitement Anton experiences when he hears the song on the radio
Robert could not get used to the changing seasons; he felt hot so he wanted the air conditioning on, then he felt chilled. His sensations of being either too hot or too cold resulted from the actions of his ______.
A. suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus B. ventromedial hypothalamus C. postoptic area of the hypothalamus D. preoptic area of the hypothalamus
Skeem and Bibeau (2008) found that the use of crisis intervention team programs resulted in
A. officers being inclined to use low-lethality force. B. an increase in arrests. C. an increase in costs over that which was expected. D. none of the above
What type of stimuli did Hermann Ebbinghaus use in his memory research?
a) words b) numbers c) pictures d) nonsense syllables