Infusion of ________ into the central nucleus of the amygdala would be expected to promote fear and agitation
a. Prozac
b. glutamate
c. an opiate receptor antagonist
d. a cholinergic receptor agonist
e. a benzodiazepine receptor agonist
Answer: b. glutamate
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a. 85% b. 65% c. 35% d. 15%
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A) ?Psychologists have succeeded in teaching some people to control their anger and aggressive impulses. B) ?Like strengthening a muscle, self-control improves with practice. C) ?Responding to an upsetting situation by giving into anger is an often ineffective emotion-focused coping strategy. D) ?Part of learning to limit one's anger involves learning to trust your "gut" or intuition regarding
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b. have a brain dysfunction. c. have had a psychotic episode. d. be in a depressed state.
Researchers examining the impact of aspirin on preventing heart attacks found a very weak effect size but concluded that aspirin was indeed helping to prevent heart attacks and prevent individuals from dying from a heart attack. How is this possible?
A. The results were not statistically significant. B. The confidence interval was very wide. C. The effect size was weak but consistent. D. The impact of aspirin had practical significance.