The ______ plays a critical role in associating environmental events with food and the establishment of behavior–food reinforcement outcome representations.

A. hypothalamus
B. basal ganglia
C. basolateral amygdala
D. thalamus


C. basolateral amygdala

Psychology

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A. Antidepressant medication B. Reduced level of testosterone C. Early sexual trauma D. Lower tactile sensitivity

Psychology

SOKA stands for

a. Self-Observation Karma Abates. b. Self-Other Knowledge Asymmetry. c. Send Our Kids Away. d. Self-Operational Knowledge Accuracy.

Psychology

People with which kind of adult attachment style are least likely to fall in love?

A. Secure B. Anxious-ambivalent C. Avoidant D. Dependent

Psychology

Which pathway is important in determining the amount of melatonin released by the body?

a) retina to hypothalamus to pineal gland b) hypothalamus to pituitary to thyroid gland c) skin receptors to pituitary to hypothalamus d) glucose receptors to hypothalamus to pancreas

Psychology