Reduced function in which lobes of the brain have been shown to lead to greater impulsivity and an increased risk for drug addiction?
a. temporal
b. occipital
c. parietal
d. frontal
D
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A. cessation of breathing while sleeping B. a piercing scream, waking up in a panic state, and not remembering anything the next morning C. a bad dream D. difficulties staying asleep
A researcher is interested in examining the relationship between one's actual memory abilities and one's perception of how good his or her memory abilities are. Subjects in this study are given a study list of words and asked to remember these words after a short delay. They are also given a questionnaire and asked how good the subject thinks his or her memory is, where a high score means the subject thinks he or she has high memory abilities. The researcher finds a small but positive relationship between the memory test scores and the questionnaire scores.Which of the following are dependent (response)variables in this study? (Choose all that apply)
A. the delay between the study list and the memory test B. the score on the questionnaire C. the score on the memory test D. the number of words in the study list
With the exception of nicotine, the first illegal drug for high school students presently in the U. S. is almost always _______(1)____________. If the user moves on to other drugs, the second illegal drug(s) generally is/are ______(2)__________
a. (1) marijuana; (2) alcohol b. (1) alcohol; (2) stimulants, depressants, or tranquilizers c. (1) alcohol; (2) marijuana d. (1) marijuana; (2) stimulants
Which statement about producing narratives is true?
A. Compared to East Asian children, Western children produce narratives with more talk about their own thoughts and emotions. B. Compared to East Asian children, Western children produce narratives that place greater emphasis on the roles of others. C. Girls tend to produce less organized personal narratives than boys. D. Girls tend to produce less detailed personal narratives than boys.