Direct administration of nicotine in the nucleus accumbens will produce an increase in dopamine concentrations in the __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Ans: nucleus accumbens
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A. boredom on Johnny's part B. attitudinal differences; Johnny had become reckless while Jimmy was cautious C. Johnny's learning to ride the tricycle; the two tasks could not be maintained at the same time D. inhibition
The 4-H Club longitudinal study (Bowers et al., 2014) of students who progressed from the 5th grade to the 12th grade found that adolescents were more likely to successfully connect with an influential nonparental adult if they experienced
a. higher maternal warmth. b. less involvement of the parents in the school. c. looser parental monitoring. d. lower maternal warmth.
A psychologist notes an association between the IQs of parents
and their children, or between beauty and social popularity, or between anxiety and test performance. In each case, two events are correlated, which means a. both events are randomly occurring. b. both events are really unrelated. c. one event caused the other. d. the events are linked together in an orderly way.
Why would brain damage or abnormality in the left temporal lobe be correlated with increased aggression?
A. Broca's area is located in the left temporal lobe, and any damage or abnormality there would make it very difficult for the person to express themselves with language, so they may resort to aggression. B. Any damage or abnormality in the left hemisphere would make it more difficult to think logically, and the resulting frustration could lead to aggressive responses. C. This area of the brain is crucial in higher-order thinking and decision making because it processes visual information and memory associations. D. The left temporal lobe contains Wernicke's area, which is involved in the comprehension of written and spoken language. A person with damage here may have trouble learning and resort to violence.