Astrid has posttraumatic stress disorder following a rape. She tends to see threats everywhere, even when none is present. Which part of Astrid's brain may be activated so that she perceives a threat in the absence of one actually being present?
a. Septal-hippocampal area
b. Hypothalamus
c. Temporal lobe
d. Thalamus
a
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Jerry has poor social skills and lives on his own. When he is under stress,
a. he will develop an internal locus of control. b. he will develop an external locus of control. c. he is more likely to develop an infectious disease. d. he is less likely to develop an infectious disease.
A study on readers' goals found that in contrast to readers who were told they were reading an article of general interest, readers who were told that they were studying for an essay exam made more
a. inferences. b. evaluative statements. c. Both inferences and evaluative statements d. Neither inferences nor evaluative statements.
In the study on violent television and aggression, the dependent variable is the:
a. subject. b. aggressiveness (child's behavior). c. television. d. type of TV program watched (violent or not).
Imagery that is ______ looks like what you would see walking through your campus, but ______ imagery is a map of your campus.
A. abstract; scenographic B. scenographic; auditory C. olfactory; auditory D. visual; olfactory