One man in a vegetative state answered yes/no questions by doing what?
a. Wiggling a finger of his left hand or his right hand
b. Increasing or decreasing his rate of eye blinks
c. Smiling or frowning
d. Increasing brain activity in one or another brain area
d
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Researchers have coined the term infantile amnesia to explain the fact that ____
a. ?infants have only explicit memories b. ?people have few autobiographical memories before the age of three c. ?people have a limited amount of storage and as they acquire “new” memories, “old” memories (from infancy) drop out d. ?information processing occurs at a very early age, but metacognition develops much later
According to the Institute of Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board's most current guidelines for a healthy balance of macronutrients, we should consume ____% to ____% of our total macronutrients from carbohydrates, 10% to 35% from protein, and 20% to 35% from fats
a. 25, 45 c. 45, 65 b. 35, 55 d. 65, 75
Which statement about U.S. death rates and causes of death is true?
A) The leading cause of death between 25 and 44 years of age is suicide. B) Homicide death rates rise with age, while disease death rates decline. C) Death rates for all causes exceed those of many other industrialized nations. D) Men between the ages of 25 and 44 are more vulnerable to cancer than women.
The area in the back of the temporal lobe that is important in our ability to listen and in processing and understanding what others are saying is __________
a. Korsakoff's area b. Wernicke's area c. Broca's area d. Sach's area