What field combines psychology and biology to investigate the influences of heredity and environment on behavior?
a) psychobiology
b) neuropsychology
c) behavior genetics
d) physiological psychology
c
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Jane has been diagnosed with PTSD and has begun seeing a psychotherapist. Which of the following will be the most important strategy for her therapist to employ to achieve long-term benefit?
a. reexposure to the traumatic event b. stress-inoculation training c. emotional distancing d. reactivation of defense mechanisms
Two-year-old Shun is watching his mother putting the groceries away. When he sees the juice, he says, "Mama give," indicating that he wants some juice. According to Noam Chomsky, Shun is exhibiting which pattern of speech?
a. identification b. possession c. question d. agent-action
An area of the left temporal lobe known as Wernicke's area is involved in language comprehension
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The point at which the nerves from the left side of the body cross over into the right side of the brain, and vice versa, is the ______
a. amygdala b. pons c. medulla d. cerebellum