Benzodiazepines are used to treat _____ and facilitate the functions of _____, the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain. When this neurotransmitter binds to its receptor site, the inside of the neuron becomes more _____ and thus is less likely to fire.
A) depression; glutamate; positive
B) anxiety; glutamate; negative
C) depression; GABA; positive
D) anxiety; GABA; negative
D) anxiety; GABA; negative
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Joey had been doing well in math all year, but was very disappointed in his latest math score. He resisted the urge to cry and put on a cheerful expression. Joey was well aware of his culture’s ______________________ for boys
Fill in the blank with correct word.
Which specialist is most likely to work with people with brain damage?
a. comparative psychologist b. biopsychologist c. neuropsychologist d. psychobiologist
People often have difficulty controlling their behavior when they are very angry because . . .
a. There are no neural connections between the emotional and rational centers of the human brain b. There are more neural connections running from our amygdala to our prefrontal cortex than from our cortex to our amygdala c. There are more neural connections running from our cortex to our amygdala than from our amygdala to our prefrontal cortex d. The amygdala is larger than the prefrontal cortex
The standard error of the difference between means (SDX – X) represents the ______.
A. average variability in a sampling distribution of differences between means B. average standard deviation of means C. an estimate of the standard deviation of two samples D. the combination of standard deviations from multiple studies