The largest part of the human nervous system is the __________ nervous system
a. central
b. peripheral
c. autonomic
d. sympathetic
Answer: A
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A key structure in the forebrain is the____, which consists of layers of specialized nerve cells
a. prefrontal cortex b. cerebral cortex c. parietal cortex d. orbitofrontal cortex
Your textbook states that Sarah the chimpanzee "had a ‘reading' and ‘writing' vocabulary of nearly 130 words." Why are the words "reading" and "writing" in quotation marks?
A. Although Sarah could read well, her written messages tended to be disjointed. B. Sarah could follow and create simple written instructions, but it is unlikely that she could understand written messages in the way that humans do. C. Sarah pretended to read and write to please the humans around her, but she had no understanding of words or sentences. D. To gain attention and funding, Sarah's trainers taught her to imitate reading and writing even though she had no understanding of the messages.
Typical American teenagers tend to:
A. underestimate the danger of most risky behaviors and overestimate the likelihood that they will experience these consequences. B. overestimate the danger of most risky behaviors and underestimate the likelihood that they will experience these consequences. C. underestimate the danger of most risky behaviors as well as the likelihood that they will experience these consequences. D. overestimate the danger of most risky behaviors as well as the likelihood that they will experience these consequences.
The doctor correctly diagnosed that her patient had vascular dementia rather than Alzheimer's because the
A) patient seemed to be improving. B) patient was a woman. C) symptoms came on rather suddenly. D) symptoms were totally different.