During surgery, Heinrich Klüver and Paul Bucy accidentally damaged the amygdala of a monkey named Aurora. The MOST striking feature of Aurora's behaviour after the surgery was that she:
A) refused to eat nutritious food, preferring food that was spoiled.
B) lost all interest in sex.
C) stopped fearing snakes but her fear of humans increased.
D) was extraordinarily calm in the presence of stimuli that previously elicited fear.
D) was extraordinarily calm in the presence of stimuli that previously elicited fear.
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a. NREM b. REM c. manifest d. latent
It is important to distinguish between shared and nonshared environments when determining what type of experiences contribute to intelligence because:
A) environmental factors have more influence on intelligence than genes. B) genes have no influence on intelligence compared with the environment. C) two people who live in the same household will have some, but not all, experiences in common. D) genes and environment contribute equally to intelligence.
Which of the following characteristics is part of the behavioral style of a slow-to-warm-up child?
A. accepts frustration with little fuss B. usually positive mood C. moderately regular in sleep and feeding schedules D. cries often
Sven, your adolescent nephew, tells you he is worried that he is not normal because his feet and hands seem to be too big for his body. Which of the following is the best advice for Sven?
a. "Eat more calcium-rich foods so that your growth gets back on the right track." b. "Everybody has different sized feet and hands – yours are just big." c. "Don't worry. Each person has a unique growth pattern, and you are unusual." d. "Don't worry. Hands and feet hit the growth spurt before the rest of your body."