Which part of the forebrain is basically a "crossroads" that
connects many areas of the brain and is the last place where many behaviors are organized or "decided on" before these messages leave the brain and cause the body to react?
a. amygdala
b. pons
c. hypothalamus
d. hippocampus
ANSWER: c
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a. abstaining was most common in teens with unwed mothers. b. high-risk teens looked more mature at earlier ages than teens from the other groups. c. low-risk teens were most likely to be involved in romantic relationships. d. there was no relationship between behaviors exhibited between ages 9 and 12 and later sexual activity.
The F statistic is
a. the ratio of between-group variance to within-group variance. b. between-groups variance minus within-groups variance. c. within-groups variance minus between-groups variance. d. a measure of error variance.
Sophia, a parent of 4-year-old twin girls, does not know much about child development. She expects her children to do more than they are developmentally capable of and yells at them frequently. Additionally, Sophia has a difficult time expressing her own emotions appropriately. What are Sophia's children at risk for?
A. schizophrenia B. unintentional injury C. child maltreatment D. dyslexia
During an interrogation, an FBI agent tries to scare a suspect into making a confession by saying
"You know, they have this new type of lie detector that can measure activity in different regions of the brain to determine whether a person is lying or telling the truth." What technology is the agent referring to? a. fMRI b. Computer Voice Stress Analyzer c. polygraph d. two-photon imaging