The part of the brainstem that connects the cerebellum to the rest of the brain is called the
A. thalamus.
B. reticular formation.
C. pons.
D. medulla.
Answer: C
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a. both anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa were extremely rare prior to the 1950s b. anorexia nervosa, but not bulimia nervosa, can be traced back to medieval times c. bulimia nervosa, but not anorexia nervosa, can be traced back to medieval times d. both anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa can be traced back to medieval times
When we want to use knowledge from long-term memory to answer a question, the information is returned to __________ memory
a. episodic b. eidetic c. short-term d. sensory
What explains why infants and children more easily make sense of faces and sounds than other things, such as lists of words?
a. Infants and children learn the easiest things first, and then progress to harder tasks. b. Specific parts of the brain are limited to processing a narrow range of information. c. The brain and learning mechanisms can perform many tasks at once. d. There are no constraints on learning to make sense of faces and language.
In the case of Eric described in Chapter 1, what did Rhona Weinstein do that comprised second-order change?
a. insisted on more testing for Eric's learning disability b. developed behavioral management plans to reduce Eric's clowning behavior c. had Eric assigned to a more interesting reading group d. all of the above