Which of the following is NOT true about the assumptions of the glucostatic theory of hunger?
a. receptors in the hypothalamus are sensitive to changes in levels of blood glucose
b. decreases in blood sugar detected by receptors in the LH trigger eating
c. increases in blood sugar detected by receptors in the VMH inhibit eating
d. the LH has sole control over hunger and eating
d
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Kuhn and Pease (2008) trained fourth graders in scientific problem-solving using earthquake and avalanche forecasting programs in fourth through sixth grade. One of their key findings was that
a. trained sixth graders were still not as good as untrained seventh graders at justifying a scientific theory with evidence. b. trained sixth graders were about the same as untrained seventh graders at justifying a scientific theory with evidence. c. trained sixth graders were better than untrained seventh graders at justifying a scientific theory with evidence. d. the children showed little improvement in scientific problem-solving over the three-year period, supporting Inhelder and Piaget’s argument that formal operational thinking is not found until adolescence.
Teen pregnancy affects an adolescent girl's weight but not her height
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Dan fell from a tree when he was younger and now he is afraid to climb anything more than three feet off the ground. What conditioning process is evident in Dan's behavior?
a) extinction b) discrimination c) generalization d) backward conditioning
In the revised Asch studies, most people
a. continued administering shocks. b. acted independently. c. played the role of prisoner or guard. d. made accurate judgments every time. e. conformed at least once.