Which of the following is responsible for the ability to selectively attend to certain kinds of information in one's surroundings and become alert to changes?
a) reticular formation
b) pons
c) medulla
d) cerebellum
b
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a. permit sodium ions to pass quickly and easily b. are at equilibrium with potassium channels c. are closed, so there is almost no flow of sodium d. allow sodium to leak out as a steady, continuous drip
Hanna is a 70-year-old woman who has a choice: she can either go out with some old friends or make some new friends at the community center. Socioemotional selectivity theory would predict that if Hanna's decision is based on emotional regulation, she will a. choose to make new friends
b. go out with her old friends. c. stay home and see no one. d. invite her old friends to the community center so that they can all make new friends.
When Luz began studying the variation of sexual activities around the world, she was surprised to find that ____
a. unmarried people living together have more sex than married people living together or single people living alone b. twenty-five percent of adults worldwide have never had sex c. ten percent of people in the United States claim to have sex every day d. homosexuality was banned in ancient Greece
A description of the design is included in the ____
a. introduction b. method c. results d. discussion