The neurons in the pleasure centres of the brain, especially those in the nucleus accumbens, secrete _____, a neurotransmitter usually associated with positive emotions.

A) serotonin
B) epinephrine
C) norepinephrine
D) dopamine


D) dopamine

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a. the person's moods. c. generating positive feelings. b. need for cognition. d. forewarning.

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Explain some of the sex differences in emotions that appear in school age children

What will be an ideal response?

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a. first impressions. b. recency effect. c. hedonic decision. d. the primacy effect.

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Studies of jury deliberation indicate

  a.  the minority rarely succeeds in influencing the majority.   b.  low status jurors have as much influence as high-status jurors.   c.  about one-third of all juries end in a deadlock.   d.  female members tend to talk more than males.

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