Impaired __________ discrimination is found with damage to the orbital area of the frontal lobe.
a. visual
b. olfactory
c. auditory
d. taste
b. olfactory
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Dr. Andrew Wakefield has speculated that the measles/mumps/rubella vaccination may be responsible for 12 cases of autism. A Danish study of half a million children found
a. weak evidence to support this theory. b. strong evidence to support this theory. c. no evidence to support this theory. d. evidence that rubella itself is part of the cause of autism.
Why is it that the brain of an adolescent becomes capable of processing information more efficiently than the brain of a child?
a. Because the brain has grown to its adult size by the time puberty occurs b. Because synaptic pruning and myelination are nearly complete by adolescence c. Because not all of the cerebral lobes were "active" before puberty, but they are all working in adolescence d. Because the corpus callosum atrophies and disappears during adolescence
A man tends to have strong reactions to emotional events. He becomes overly excited and panics when facing even mild stress, and takes a long time to recover from these experiences. Eysenck might say this man is high on which personality dimension?
A. Extraversion B. Neuroticism C. Psychoticism D. Emotionality
Which schedule of reinforcement tends to produce moderate response rates in which responding is low following reinforcement, but rapidly increases as the time for the next reinforcer approaches?
a. fixed interval b. fixed ratio c. variable ratio d. variable interval