Tryptophan enters the brain by an active-transport protein that it shares with ____ and other large amino acids
a. phenylalanine
b. melatonin
c. lactose
d. glucose
a
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What is one reason why bonobos have shown greater progress in language development than the species in previous language-training studies? a. The bonobos' training relied more heavily on positive reinforcement schedules. b. The bonobos' training relied more heavily on imitation
c. The bonobos' training relied more heavily on classical conditioning. d. The bonobos' training waited until the animals were older.
Jess is fast asleep, and her roommate Crystal is studying in the next room when their cat knocks a lamp off of the bookshelf. Crystal jumps up from her desk, but Jess remains asleep. What brain structure is responsible for raising or lowering the thresholds of conscious awareness, such that Crystal reacts to the stimulus while Jess does not?
a. ?the reticular formation b. ?the substantia nigra c. ?the medial parietal cortex d. ?the corpus callosum
It was customary to hold funerals in the church in colonial America
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The textbook chapter opens with a clinical case study about Jack, a young man who had been diagnosed with schizophrenia. In the scenario, Jack applied to get an apartment and the landlord
a) accepted him as long as he was on his medication. b) denied him the apartment because he thought Jack might be violent. c) denied him the apartment because Jack would be unsupervised. d) accepted him as long as he had a guardianto look after him.