Which brain structure regulates such bodily functions as thirst and hunger, fluid concentrations, and body temperature?
a. reticular formation
b. hippocampus
c. thalamus
d. medulla
e. hypothalamus
e
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A substance capable of altering attention, judgment, perception, and emotions
a. is classified as a psychoactive drug. b. is classified as a narcotic. c. is an addictive drug. d. produces withdrawal symptoms.
Dr. Street wants to measure the effects of watching a movie on mood. He asks students to select either a comedy or a tragedy to watch in a controlled setting
He administers a mood test afterward and finds that the comedy group is significantly happier than the tragedy group. Dr. Street cannot make a causal statement about the effects of movies on mood because A) he failed to manipulate a variable. B) he failed to include a dependent variable. C) he failed to randomly assign participants. D) he found no correlation between movie and mood.
Sibling relationships differ from parent-child relationships because these relationships include _________
A) more intense love B) no attachment C) predominantly negative interactions D) hostility and affection E) competition and little affection
Conclusions from the research conducted on Genie, a 13-year-old girl who had been locked away by her father and deprived of normal human contact suggests
A. there is definitely a sensitive period for language acquisition. B. there might be a critical period for language acquisition. C. there is a critical period for language acquisition. D. there is NOT a critical period for language acquisition.