When you were a very young child, you may have been warned repeatedly by your parents about avoiding activities that would cause you to "hit your head." Specifically your mother was probably worried about
you doing anything that would cause you to fall backward and strike the rear-most portion of your head on the ground. If you were to have such an unfortunate fall, which lobe of the cerebral cortex would you be most likely to damage?
a. The frontal lobe
b. The temporal lobe
c. The occipital lobe
d. The parietal lobe
C
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Which of the following statements is true regarding HIV? a. Medication can be given within 6 months of infection to rid the body of the HIV infection. b. Medication can be given to the partner of a person with HIV to prevent transmission
c. Rapid HIV testing can be done through oral or blood fluids. d. HIV testing must be performed by a laboratory.
Which of the following does not describe autoshaping?
a. Learning occurs despite reinforcement schedules. b. The effects of a behavior are important considerations. c. Behavior has no relationship to its consequences. d. Behavior persists even when reinforcement is withdrawn.
An injury with penetration of the skull is termed
A. a concussion. B. a subdural hematoma. C. a meningioma. D. an open head injury.
Behaviors like hearing voices that others cannot hear might be considered dysfunctional in Western cultures but a gift in others. This example demonstrates the problem with
A. considering behavior on a continuum from normal to disordered. B. defining abnormal behavior as a deviation from what is typical. C. defining abnormal behavior as a deviation from what is ideal. D. failing to understand the distress accompanying disordered behavior.