Which part of the brain generates our sense of self, including our awareness of our current emotional state?
a. prefrontal cortex
b. primary somatosensory area
c. thalamus
d. Wernicke's area
A
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a. Age of the children b. Shortages in low-income and public assistance housing c. The mother's sense of optimism d. The mother's capacity to cope with stress
Recent evidence suggests that phantom limb pain is caused by sensations coming from the stump of the amputated limb
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
After birth, which part of the body grows last using the proximodistal growth principle?
A. trunk B. arms C. legs D. feet
Holly was in her mother-in-law's kitchen preparing lunch for the family. When she was ready to dish up the soup, she searched all the cupboards and drawers for a ladle but couldn't find one. She decided to wait until her mother-in- law returned to ask her where the ladle was, leaving the soup in the stove pot. Her mother-in-law later explained that the ladle had been broken, so she told Holly to
use a coffee mug to "spoon" the soup into bowls. Holly's ability to solve the "dish up the soup" problem was hindered by which of the following obstacles? a. Discriminability b. Perseveration c. Divergent thinking d. Functional fixedness