The fear circuit that is particularly important in explaining panic disorder is called the
a) locus coeruleus
b) amygdala
c) hippocampus
d) thalamus
a
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Dopamine synapses are most important for which of the following?
a. Rapid responses to visual or auditory stimuli b. Communication between the left and right hemispheres of the brain c. Maintaining equilibrium and balance d. Strong motivations such as sex or drug use
According to research studies, which of the following may contribute to stuttering?
a. Difficulty in controlling eye movements b. Lack of emotional reactivity c. High degrees of parent permissiveness d. Abnormal neural activity in the basal ganglia
The Cree people of Northern Canada value visual skills needed to find food on the frozen tundra, while the Puluwat people in the South Pacific prize ocean-going navigation skills necessary to get from island to island. These examples
a. show that divergent thinking is not a part of every culture. b. raise serious questions about general definitions of intelligence. c. show that convergent thinking is not part of every culture. d. demonstrate biological adaptation and not aspects of intelligence.
Temperamental traits, for better or worse, are ____ from infancy through early adulthood
a. highly stable b. moderately stable c. slightly stable d. entirely unstable