The preoptic area of the ______ is the part of the brain that contains temperature sensitive cells.
A. occipital lobe
B. hypothalamus
C. optic chiasm
D. ventral tegmental area
Answer: B
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What has research consistently found about the needs of older people for friends as compared to people who are younger?
a. Older people have a greater need than younger people for friends, but only when they are unmarried. When they have a spouse, their need for friends is negligible. b. Older people have less need for friends than younger people c. Older people have a greater need for friends than younger people. d. Older people have the same need for friends as younger people.
The S-R, S-S and the S-R, S-R models in Exercise 15 predict that, following first-order excitatory conditioning of the CS (pairing it with the US) in Stage 1, habituation of the UR in Stage 2 produces what effect when the CS is subsequently presented by itself in Stage 3?
a. The UR will quickly reappear. b. The CR will be essentially unchanged. c. The CR will no longer resemble the UR. d. The now-habituated UR will interfere with the CR.
Alzheimer's disease is most closely linked to the deterioration of neurons that produce
a. serotonin. b. acetylcholine. c. endorphins. d. norepinephrine.
Research suggests that adopted children who have two biological parents with bipolar disorder have:
a. an increased likelihood of being diagnosed with bipolar disorder themselves, but only if they have extended contact with their biological parents b. a decreased likelihood of being diagnosed with bipolar disorder themselves, but only if they have extended contact with their biological parents c. an increased likelihood of being diagnosed with bipolar disorder themselves, even if they've had little or no contact with their biological parents d. a decreased likelihood of being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but an increased likelihood of being diagnosed with other psychological disorders