Controlling vital bodily functions is carried out primarily by
a. the hindbrain
b. the cerebral cortex
c. the midbrain
d. the forebrain
e. all of these
Ans: a. the hindbrain
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The large survey study by Sprecher and her colleagues (1994) found that women are more likely than men to be willing to marry someone
a. older, but not good-looking. c. good-looking but not older. b. less educated and younger. d. better educated and younger.
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a. 5 c. 70 b. 50 d. 95