Any environmental demand that creates a state of tension or threat and requires change or adaptation is called ________
a. pressure
b. adjustment
c. a stressor
d. arousal
Answer: c
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Which scenario best illustrates the concept of migration?
a. Twelve thousand years ago Native Americans traversed the Bering Strait to settle in the Americas, causing different genetic traits to be favored over others. b. The genetic mutation that causes sickle cell anemia also increases resistance to malaria, increasing the frequency of the diseased allele in the general population. c. The prevalence of depression is greater in populations where the serotonin transporter gene translocated to position q21 along chromosome 17. d. There is a higher than average rate of Ellis-van Creveld syndrome in the Amish community because the diseased allele was introduced by some original Amish settlers.
Which area of the brain regulates emotions and impulses and includes the hippocampus and the amygdala?
a. Pons b. Thalamus c. Basal ganglia d. Limbic system
To demonstrate the impact of different environmental experiences on the brain, one group of rats was raised in a complex environment, while another group of rats was raised in a simpler environment. When their brains were compared, the rats raised in the more complex environments had
a. fewer synapses and shorter dendrites. b. more synapses and longer dendrites. c. fewer axons but more neurilemma. d. less myelin and less neurilemma.