Peter went out cycling one morning. He was not wearing a helmet. He fell off a ridge and fell into a steep valley. Apart from fracturing his arm and acquiring several bruises, Peter severely injured his head. The doctor noticed a swelling on the right side of his head and suspected that it was a blood clot. Which of the following did the doctor use to obtain a three-dimensional image of Peter's
brain for further investigation?
A) Computerized axial tomography
B) Positron emission tomography
C) Electroencephalography
D) Electrocardiography
A
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a. the somatosensory cortex. b. Broca's area. c. Wernicke's area. d. the corpus callosum.
The proposition that group stereotypes may be unwisely generalized, but that some basic distinctions between groups exist, is called the
A. fundamental attribution error. B. kernel of truth hypothesis. C. attitudinal consistency approach. D. intergroup differential.
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A. approximately one year later than her normal birth weight peers. B. approximately two years earlier than her normal birth weight peers. C. at the same time as her normal birthweight peers. D. five to ten months earlier than her normal birth weight peers.
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a) decreased RT to a second target stimulus, the sooner it occurs after an initial target stimulus. b) decreased RT to a first target stimulus because participants expect it to be followed by a second target. c) increased RT to a second target stimulus, the sooner it occurs after an initial target stimulus. d) increased RT to a first target stimulus because participants expect it to be followed by a second target.