Gloria's friends have recently noticed a startling change in her behavior. She eats everything in sight but gains little, if any, weight. She speeds around the room as if she were taking amphetamines. She seems constantly tense and agitated, and has trouble sleeping. She has become impulsive and lately she seems to be upset by even the slightest stress. The source of Gloria's problems is probably an ______ gland.
a. overactive pituitary
b. underactive pituitary
c. overactive thyroid
d. underactive thyroid
c
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How much language is typical for a 1½-year-old? a. The toddler is still just babbling, with little indication of understanding speech. b. The toddler is beginning to understand speech, but still does not talk
c. The toddler uses about 50 words, but does not link them into combinations. d. The toddler speaks in phrases and short sentences.
Remarkably, Phineas Gage survived a horrific traumatic brain injury in 1848, but was not the same person as before his accident. Although outwardly normal in his intelligence, speech, and movement, Gage became prone to angry outbursts and unreliability. In which area of his brain did Phineas Gage experience trauma?
a. right parietal lobe b. right occipital lobe c. left temporal lobe d. left frontal lobe
The behaviourist approach to language development suggests that _____ plays a key role in learning words and grammar, whereas nativists claim that language is _____ predetermined.
A) reinforcement; biologically B) punishment; culturally C) reinforcement; culturally D) genetics; biologically
A large majority of humans are truly left-brained or right-brained
Indicate whether the statement is true or false