Using brain imaging techniques to examine activity of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) in depressed patients, researchers have reported finding
a. decreased activity.
b. increased activity.
c. decreased activity in some PFC regions and increased activity in others.
d. decreased activity in patients with depressive disorder and increased activity in patients with bipolar depression.
Answer: c.
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a. ?retrograde amnesia b. ?advanced hypnotic susceptibility c. ?posthypnotic suggestion d. ?posthypnotic amnesia
Humans can produce a much wider range of sounds than other primates because the larynx is located lower in the throat. As a result, humans have a large sound-chamber known as the ____
a. vocal folds b. sublarynx c. pharynx d. voice box
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a. Latinos have the highest infant mortality rate. b. African Americans have the lowest infant mortality rates. c. Asian Americans have the highest infant mortality rates. d. African Americans have the highest infant mortality rates.
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a. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors b. Tricyclics c. Aypical (2nd generation) drugs d. All of the above