The part of the limbic system that enables you to form and store new memories is known as the:
A. thyroid.
B. amygdala.
C. hypothalamus.
D. hippocampus.
Answer: D
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a. the number of cross-sex friends tends to decrease significantly. b. intimacy in friendships tends to decrease. c. friends are no longer chosen on the basis of psychological qualities. d. self-disclosure in friendships tends to decrease.
Wayne eats a seven-course dinner and claims he cannot eat another bite of food. Then the waiter brings the dessert tray to the table, and Wayne finds that he's hungry for the pecan pie with whipped cream. His hunger is most likely due to:
a. a drop in blood sugar c. the production of galanin b. a surge in blood sugar d. psychosocial hunger factors
The medulla is considered part of the brain rather than the spinal cord because it ____.
A. developed later in evolution B. is contained in the skull C. develops from a separate group of neurons D. is composed only of interneurons
One way scientists control for subjects' expectations in experimental research is by
keeping subjects in a state of being unaware of whether or not they have received an experimental treatment. This is also known as keeping the subjects ______. a. blind c. unaware b. disoriented d. confused