Describe two mechanisms by which the brain regulates the sensation of hunger.?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER:
?The hypothalamus plays a significant role in hunger regulation for the brain through glucoreceptors, which monitor the level of glucose in the blood, and through the lateral hypothalamus as one means of turning on hunger, and the ventromedial hypothalamus, which acts as an indirect shut-off switch.
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Dependent on introspection, early attempts at studying human mental processes were less than satisfactory because
a. human understanding cannot be obtained from introspection. b. mental processes cannot be understood through introspection. c. introspection is difficult to confirm. d. they closely followed the scientific method.
Buddhism
a. holds that there is a reincarnation, but no eternal soul b. teaches that one ought to strive to end the cycle of rebirths c. believes that life as it is lived here is suffering d. all of these e. none of these
A group of 2-year-olds watches through a window while a live adult hides an object in an adjoining room. Another group watches the same event on a video screen. Which of the following is likely to occur?
A) Children in the direct viewing condition will retrieve the toy easily, while those in the video condition will have difficulty. B) Children in the video condition will retrieve the toy easily, while those in the direct viewing condition will have difficulty. C) Both groups of children will have difficulty retrieving the toy. D) Children in both groups will be able to retrieve the toy easily.
The memory process of ________ involves the retention of information over time
a. retrieval b. storage c. access d. processing e. encoding