The part of the brain that orients an organism in the environment is called the:

A) cerebellum.
B) medulla.
C) tectum.
D) pons.


C) tectum.

Psychology

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Which of the following utilizes deductive reasoning?

A. preconventional moral reasoning B. postconventional moral reasoning C. conventional cognitive reasoning D. preconventional cognitive reasoning

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On a TV game show, you are asked which way Lincoln's head faces on a penny. You are unable to answer correctly, and you lose a large prize. Your memory failure is most likely a result of

a. the serial position effect. b. repression. c. encoding failure. d. priming.

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Some people suffer from a form of amnesia in which they cannot learn new information

Their most recent memories seem to be only those that occurred prior to the onset of the amnesia. These people are likely to have sustained damage to a. thalamus. b. amygdala c. hippocampus. d. corpus callosum. e. hypothalamus.

Psychology

When a pregnancy ends before the developing child is able to survive outside of the mother's womb, this is called

a) artificial insemination. b) spontaneous abortion. c) in vitro fertilization. d) surrogate birth.

Psychology