An almond-shaped part of the limbic system that functions as a sort of "emotional computer" for evaluating whether stimuli represent a threat or danger is the __________.
A. hippocampus
B. thalamus
C. amygdala
D. hypothalamus
Answer: C
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Which of the following is true of the study conducted by Rothbaum and colleagues that contrasted U.S. caregivers' with Japanese caregivers' sensitive responsiveness?
a) In Japan, parents tend to wait for their child to express and communicate a need and then respond to that need. b) Sensitive parenting in the United States allows a child to express his or her individual needs to the parent. c) Parents in the United States tend to anticipate their child's needs instead of waiting for their child to communicate a need. d) In Japan, intrusive parenting is considered inappropriate as it is common for infants to be separated from their mothers.
Consistent with the Darwinian notion that there is a continuum between animals and humans, Watson argued that there is no dividing line between humans and other animals in the application of experimental methods.?
a. True b. False
The human genome contains about four million genes
a. true b. false
The current authoritative source for classifying mental disorders is the
a. DSM. b. DSM-III. c. DSM-III-R. d. DSM-IV. e. DSM-IV-TR.