While walking in the woods, Larry happens to stumble across a nest of turkey eggs just as they are hatching. Larry watches the chicks as they emerge from their eggs and begin walking about. As he leaves the nest area, Larry finds the young birds are determined to go with him. Larry's new friends are victims of _________
a. instinctive drift
b. imprinting
c. the nonhereditability of learning
d. low intelligence
B
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a. Physicians' Desk Reference b. Syndromes of Mental Disorders c. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders d. American Psychiatric Association Guidelines for Diagnosis
Dr. Stevens, a drug addiction researcher, hopes to find a drug that will stop heroin addiction. Which area of the brain is most likely a focus of Dr. Stevens’ research?
a. the hypothalamus b. the hippocampus c. the nucleus accumbens d. the amygdala
According to the general mechanism approach, speech perception can be explained by
a. the same kind of learning mechanisms that humans use in acquiring other cognitive skills. b. an innate ability to acquire language. c. a neural unit in the temporal lobe of the cortex that is "programmed" shortly before birth. d. listeners' skills in coordinating phonemes with the lip position of a speaker.
Which of the following statements is true regarding Freud's concept of repression?
a. The desire to avoid painful memories motivates repression. b. Repression is an attempt to remove painful memories from conscious awareness. c. Evidence for repression is weak. d. All of these.