Juan eats a meal full of sugar and starches. In response, his pancreas releases insulin into the bloodstream which stimulates his cells to draw more glucose from his blood. This decreases the level of glucose in Juan's body and, eventually, the pancreas reduces its insulin secretion. Juan's endocrine system is engaging in which process?
a. plasticity
b. homeostasis c. aphasia
d. concordance e. lateralization
b
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Although Marlene's emotional responses are usually restricted, at totally inappropriate times, she giggles. She also fantasizes aloud and speaks in an incoherent and absurd manner. Her behavior is extremely bizarre and childish. She matches the common conception of "crazy" and has been this way since childhood. The best diagnosis for her is ____
a. Schizophrenia b. Brief Psychotic Disorder c. Schizophreniform Disorder d. Adjustment Disorder
Agoraphobic avoidance behavior appears to be determined by
A. how recently the last panic attack occurred. B. the extent to which the person expects another panic attack to occur. C. the number of panic attacks the person has had in the past. D. how severe the panic attacks have been.
Based on what you know about the serial position effect and distinctiveness, in preparing for the test on this chapter, you should have spent
a. more time studying the beginning of the chapter, and tried to make it distinctive from other parts of the chapter. b. more time studying the middle of the chapter, and tried to make it distinctive from other parts of the chapter. c. more time studying the end of the chapter, and tried to make it distinctive from other parts of the chapter. d. equal amounts of time on each part of the chapter, and tried to minimize the distinctiveness of each from the other parts of the chapter.
Distinguish proactive interference from retroactive interference
What will be an ideal response?