Recent research showed that listening to music, or even anticipating a favorite musical passage, can stimulate ______ release and activate regions of the brain involved in the experience of pleasure.
A. serotonin
B. cortisol
C. dopamine
D. acetylcholine
Ans: C
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a. reaffirmed the Larry P. case. b. lifted the ban on Intelligence Testing for African American children. c. strengthened the ban on intelligence testing for African American Children. d. extended the ban on testing for African American children to Hispanic children.
A diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder requires which of the following?
a. high levels of anxiety over a period of 6 months or more b. a person self-reporting feeling of sadness twice in the same month c. severe depression with thoughts of suicide that is reoccurring over the course of two years d. a person having trouble adjusting to a new environment for more than two months or more
Eli is studying alone in his room late at night when he hears a loud noise downstairs. His heartbeat increases significantly and his breathing becomes shallow. He wonders if a burglar has entered the house and decides to investigate. When he gets downstairs, he discovers his cat has knocked over a plant stand. His body begins to relax and return to normal. Which part of his nervous system was responsible for putting Eli's body on "high alert" when he did not know the source of the sound?
A. spinal cord B. somatic nervous system C. sympathetic nervous system D. parasympathetic nervous system
Samples that consist of individuals who are easily available to the researcher are referred to as
a. random samples. b. opportunity samples. c. volunteer samples. d. biased samples.