What is Broca's area, and how does it relate to the involvement of the brain in language?

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Broca's area is located in the left frontal region and is the brain structure associated ability to speak fluently. Damage this area results in expressive aphasia.

Psychology

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Behavior becomes more likely or less likely depending on its consequences. Which of the following statements supports this argument from the perspective of operant conditioning?

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Research shows that flashbulb memories are:

a. impressive and vivid, but not necessarily accurate b. blinding images that are impossible to forget c. associated only with tragedies, like where you were when September 11 happened d. frightening memories that you can't quite bring into clear detail

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Consistent timelines for emotional development occur a. only among humans

b. in rhesus monkeys, regardless of whether they are raised in isolation or socially. c. in rhesus monkeys raised in isolation, but not in socially raised rhesus monkeys. d. in socially raised rhesus monkeys, but not in rhesus monkeys raised in isolation.

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The diencephalon region of the brain lies above (rostral) the midbrain and contains the brain structures called the ____ and the ____. a. thalamus, hyperthalamus c. cortex, neocortex b. thalamus, hypothalamus d. thalamus, mesencephalon

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology