Which of the following structures participates in our experience of pain?

A. the red nucleus
B. the substantia nigra
C. periaqueductal gray
D. the superior colliculi


Answer: C

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a. A trait is more temporary. b. A trait is more permanent. c. A trait is more pleasant. d. A trait is more unpleasant.

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Suppose that several children who are 4 and 5 years old are looking at some coloring books and deciding which pictures to color. You will be most likely to see

a. the boys coloring a picture of a football player and the girls coloring a picture of a princess. b. the boys coloring a picture of a princess and the girls coloring a picture of a football player. c. the girls coloring a picture of a princess and the boys coloring a picture of a gender-neutral scene. d. both girls and boys coloring a picture of a gender-neutral scene.

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In order for an object to pass from point A to point B, it must first traverse half the distance between those two points, and then half of the remaining distance, and so forth. Therefore, A can never logically reach point B. This scenario best illustrates:

a. the relativity of truth b. philosophical inconsistency c. a Kuhnian paradigm clash d. Zeno’s paradox

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Our sense of taste is called:

a. olfaction b. phrenology c. gustation d. kinesthesia

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