The bundle of nerves that carries messages back and forth between the two hemispheres of the brain is the _______.
a. hippocampus
b. association cortex
c. corpus callosum
d. contralateral cortex
Answer: c. corpus callosum
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Molly hears that addiction may be due to changes in brain patterns and activity as a result of repeated drug use. When she asks her professor why this is so, he cites research which states that ____
a. what she has heard is only a myth, and has no basis in fact b. only individuals with familial alcoholism and drug addiction are likely to show these changes in brain patterns c. the chronic flooding of dopamine from drug use eventually results in compulsive drug-seeking behavior d. the research is merely correlational and no one is certain why this happens
A neurological reason for violent impulses in adolescents is a(n):
A. immature prefrontal cortex B. wiring defect in the temporal lobe C. wiring defect in the thalamus D. underdeveloped hypothalamus
Which treatment approach has been most clearly documented as benefitting children with problems with communication and socialization?
a. Pharmacological treatment b. Behavioral approaches c. School education d. Family systems therapy
According to one perspective, people develop dissociative identity disorder:
a. rapidly in a matter of seconds following trauma b. as a way to cope and defend against the trauma of abuse c. to create cognitive dissonance d. only in childhood