In an early experiment, stimulating the reticular formation in a sleeping cat caused the cat to:
A) immediately wake up into an alert state.
B) stop breathing and literally die in its sleep.
C) experience vivid dreams.
D) lapse into an irreversible coma.
A) immediately wake up into an alert state.
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One sign of abnormality is when a person engages in behavior that creates a great deal of emotional discomfort or __________.
A. personal distress B. social deviance C. statistical rarity D. situational context
Measures of blood flow in various areas of the cerebral cortex show that while working on various tasks, schizophrenic patients do not show expected increases in blood flow to the
a. cerebellum and corpus callosum. b. occipital lobes and parietal lobes. c. prefrontal cortex and temporal lobes. d. lateral ventricles and corpus callosum.
According to the text, most social psychologists define aggression as an ____ and state ____
a. intentional action; that the victim must be motivated to avoid it b. intentional action; nothing about the victim c. intentional or unintentional action; nothing about the victim d. intentional thought or action; that the victim must be motivated to avoid it
______ focuses on relief of suffering and psychosocial support in patients who are suffering pain and/or distress and, in a dying patient, can help bring closure near the end of life.
A. Hospice care B. Care homes C. Palliative care D. Hospital care