Describe the primary functions of the following brain structures in controlling internal
functions and automatic behaviors:
the brain stem, the cerebellum, the thalamus, the
hypothalamus, and the limbic system.
What will be an ideal response?
The answer should simply list, or briefly describe, the functions of each of these
structures and mention the connection between the hypothalamus and the endocrine system.
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Information that is important or meaningful is retrieved from
a. working memory and encoded in short-term memory. b. short-term memory and encoded in long-term memory. c. eidetic memory and encoded in implicit memory. d. procedural memory and encoded in semantic memory.
A difference between warm and cold parents is that warm parents are:
A) more likely to have children who behave aggressively throughout the school years. B) less likely to tolerate aggressiveness in their children. C) more likely to complain about their children's behavior. D) less likely to use physical discipline.
The deficits that low birth weight infants endure correspond closely to the infant's ______.
A. gestational age B. sex C. size at delivery D. ethnicity
Cerebral dialysis is a method of
A) stimulating the brain. B) stimulating the neuroendocrine system. C) measuring changes in the extracellular concentrations of various neurochemicals at particular sites in the brains of active animals. D) 6-OHDA. E) recording AEPs.