Horror movies and science fiction stories are often based on
the premise that one person's brain has been surgically removed and implanted in the body of another person. This would actually be impossible because
a. damage to the brain is almost always fatal.
b. if the corpus callosum is cut, the brain cannot function.
c. damage to neurons in the CNS is usually considered permanent.
d. the blood brain barriers would not protect against infection.
ANSWER: c
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The type of learning that occurs when an organism's responding is influenced by the observation of others who are called models is
a. operant conditioning. b. modeling. c. observational learning. d. classical conditioning.
Remembering where you sit in your regular seats at the baseball stadium by picturing it as being between two large signs in the outfield makes use of something called the ________, which is a memory strategy
a. rhyming b. tracy theory c. method of loci d. procedural memory e. None of the above answers.
Jamie suffered a stroke and damaged her Broca's area. Jamie will have problems:
A) reading out loud. B) understanding the plot of her favorite television show. C) remembering the names of her family members. D) recognizing facial emotions.
When community psychologists adapt their research questions and methods to be appropriate to the culture they study, what core value of community psychology is most directly involved?
a. respect for human diversity b. individual and family wellness c. social justice d. sense of community