Motivation, reward, and the planning of behavior are influenced by this neurotransmitter with reduced feelings of pleasure as well as Parkinson's disease being linked with a deficiency of it. This excitatory neurotransmitter is
a. dopamine.
b. GABA.
c. serotonin.
d. glutamate.
A
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What did international surveys indicate about sexual satisfaction? a. In all countries, women reported more satisfaction than men did
b. In all countries, men reported more satisfaction than women did. c. In all countries, satisfaction was nearly equal for men and women. d. Men were more satisfied in some countries and women more satisfied in others.
A study by Inhelder and Piaget (1958) involving a pendulum found that between the ages of 12 and 16, a sophisticated problem-solving approach was taken in which __________.
A. adolescents isolated variables B. all variables were tested at once C. a syllogism was used D. adolescents looked up the solution in their physics books
Rose did not do so well on her most recent psychology exam. She reasons that her lower than desired grade is due to a "tricky" test. This is an example of ______.
A. tenacity B. rationalism C. empiricism D. intuition
Early psychological research concluded that early childhood experiences – including childhood sexual abuse or unresolved pre-Oedipal conflicts – were the reason why some individuals are homosexual. What has recent research found?
a. Recent research has completely dispelled the fact that sexual orientation has anything at all to do with environmental influence. b. Recent and more reliable research has failed to find any aspects of parenting or environment that predicts homosexual orientation later in life. c. Recent research, particularly that discovered by the Human Genome Project, has identified "sexual orientation" genes, so that it is possible to accurately predict who will be homosexual in adulthood. d. Recent research has identified that sexual orientation is completely mediated by the frontal lobes of the cerebrum, which is why we don't often become aware of our sexuality until well after puberty begins.