Why does the administration of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) often cause memory loss?
a) It disrupts the process of consolidation.
b) It increases the speed of information processing.
c) It destroys the brain areas responsible for memory storage.
d) It causes a release of stress hormones that initiate a process of repression.
ANS: a
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a. 65 or higher. b. 70 or higher. c. 75 or higher. d. 100 or higher.
Which example best illustrates metalinguistic awareness?
a. Being able to pronounce all the phonemes in a language b. Becoming less egocentric and then becoming better able to understand the meaning of selfishness c. Confusing a "w" with an "m" and reading "wow" as "mom" d. Using the term "truck" when referring to all wheeled vehicles (e.g., trucks, cars, motorcycles)
A physiological psychologist is writing a summary of hunger regulation for his students. Which of these would be a good title for this summary?
a) "Sex Hormones: The Real Key" b) "Focus on the Entire Limbic System" c) "Hunger Regulation: More Complex than Originally Thought" d) "How the Brain Directly Monitors the Amount of Food in the Stomach"
If the population parameters are known, the t test is _________ powerful than the z test
a. more c. equally b. less d. need more information