Which brain area is most important for choosing between a pleasure now and a greater one later?

a. Corpus callosum
b. Prefrontal cortex
c. Hypothalamus
d. Occipital cortex


b

Psychology

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By age 8, __________ Caucasian girls and _________ African American girls develop breasts or pubic hair; the causes of this are unclear and a matter of some debate among specialists.

A. 1 out of 7; 1 out of 2 B. 1 out of 2; 1 out of 7 C. 3 out of 4; 1 out of 2 D. 1 out of 2; 4 out of 5

Psychology

Anterograde amnesia is often caused by damage to the ____, whereas Korsakoff’s syndrome is caused by damaged to the ____

a. ?hippocampus; reticular formation b. ?hippocampus; thalamus c. ?hypothalamus; reticular formation d. ?hypothalamus; thalamus

Psychology

The formula X = T + E best describes ____

a. item response theory b. true score theory c. the Rasch model d. generalizability theory

Psychology

When a neuron is at rest, there is a high concentration of _____ ions outside the cell relative to the inside.

A) positively charged sodium B) positively charged potassium C) positively charged chloride D) negatively charged protein

Psychology