The __________________ is a part of the brain that controls vomiting. The blood-brain barrier is much weaker there, permitting neurons in this region to detect the presence of toxic substances in the blood

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.


Answer: area postrema

Psychology

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b. day, month, and year of birth. c. thoughts, feelings, and behavior. d. spatial orientation in a three-dimensional map.

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What is the difference between internal and external validity?

A. Internal validity refers to study design; external validity refers to generalizability. B. Internal validity refers to participant motivation; external validity refers to experiment conditions. C. Internal validity refers to researcher methodology; external validity refers to peer critique. D. Internal validity refers to ethics concerns raised by study participants; external validity refers to ethics concerns raised by an IRB.

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Travel to foreign countries opens us to diversity:

a. just by seeing the novelty in the sites in the world. b. given that the complexities of foreign travel require more negotiation and problem solving skills. c. as long as we engage these cultures and learn of their similarities and differences. d. through finding most people in the world speak English.

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The tendency to return to one's predetermined growth after a problem is alleviated is referred to as:

a. phenalization. c. canalization. b. proximodistal development. d. cephalocaudal development.

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