You go to a zoo and place your face close to the glass in front of a rattlesnake display. Suddenly, the rattlesnake strikes at your face. Even though you know you are safe, Joseph LeDoux predicts that you will recoil from the snake's attack because of the actions of which part of your brain?
a. amygdala
b. corpus callosum
c. parietal lobes
d. midbrain
A
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Piaget argued that six-month-olds were incapable of imitating a mother who is intentionally opening her mouth very wide because infants
a. do not have vision that allows them to accurately see their mother's face. b. cannot mentally represent the act of a wide, open mouth at that age. c. are not physically capable of opening their mouth very wide until they reach 12 months of age. d. refuse to imitate any actions they see.
The maximum longevity for humans appears to be about:
a. 110 years c. 130 years b. 120 years d. 140 years
Although ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) has been a controversial issue for decades, it is an effective treatment for depression, especially when
A. patients cannot afford antidepressant medication. B. patient response to antidepressant medication is poor. C. symptoms of depression are mild. D. a manic-depressive patient is currently experiencing a manic episode.
The key feature of classical conditioning is __________
a) sensory stimulation b) stimulus substitution c) unlearned reflexes d) learned reactions