If a PET scan was done of your brain while you listened to your
favorite song, your primary auditory area would be the first to light up, followed by association areas in your lobes.
a. frontal
b. parietal
c. temporal
d. occipital
ANSWER: c
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A. Nothing B. A turnip C. A zucchini D. An apple
If Marty is exhibiting maladaptive behavior, we would expect him to
a. exhibit behavior that is culturally relative but statistically rare. b. show social nonconforming behavior that may or may not be statistically rare. c. show a lack of consistent happiness and sociability in his life. d. have an underlying psychological or biological dysfunction that makes it difficult for him to meet the demands of day-to-day life.
Terranceis watching the Olympics at his home in Montreal, Quebec. Whenever his country wins an event, Terrance boasts about the skills and talents of the Canadian athletes. Whenever another country wins an event, he claims that the athletes of that country "got lucky." Terrance is demonstrating
A. the actor-observer effect. B. how people tend to attribute the behaviors of ingroups and outgroups differently. C. an illusory correlation between the teams' skills and their nationality. D. how reference groups can be compared based on schemas.
Gino is 3 years old and his mother just gave birth to another child. Just recently Gino has become increasingly aggressive toward the baby, and increasingly whiny, demanding, and disobedient. To help the situation, Gino's mother should ____
a. use positive and negative punishment to condition Gino's negative behaviors b. explain the feelings and needs of the baby to him c. separate Gino from the baby for a time of 2 weeks as a means to buffer the negative feelings d. take Gino to see a child psychologist because his behaviors are extremely rare and disturbing