Identify three areas of the brain that are involved in the regulation of sleep. What is thought to be the function of each area? Be sure to describe the evidence that has implicated them
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
30% for identifying the three sleep areas
30% for identifying the putative function of each area
40% for describing relevant research
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On what does the DSM-5 place primary emphasis?
a. mechanisms that regulate emotion b. the ability to distinguish between real or imagined auditory sensations c. the consequences of certain behavioral syndromes d. a person's social or occupational role
Which of the following is the clearest example of a cohort effect? a. Most young adults have better computer skills than their grandparents
b. Most young adults play vigorous sports more often than their grandparents. c. Most young adults have better short-term memory than their grandparents. d. Most young adults like to stay up later at night than their grandparents do.
What is the role of the mesocorticolimbic dopamine pathway (MCLP)?
A. It is the area of the brain that is activated by drugs, resulting in pleasurable euphoria. B. It is the area of the brain that is destroyed by alcohol, leading to amnestic disorder. C. It is the area of the brain that sends signals to the liver to metabolize psychoactive drugs. D. It explains why genetically vulnerable individuals have altered brain wave patterns.
Research on jury behavior suggests that
a. when the judge writes instructions in active rather than passive sentences and elaborates on abstractions like "reasonable doubt," jurors tend to apply the law with greater accuracy than they do otherwise. b. a defendant who is found guilty on several individual criminal charges tends to receive harsher verdicts than a defendant who is found guilty on a single indictment that joins all charges. c. the impact of the testimony of "dislikable" witnesses is similar to the impact of the testimony of "likable" witnesses. d. none of the above