After a cut through the midbrain separates the forebrain and part of the midbrain from all the lower structures, an animal ____
a. stops sleeping
b. sleeps a normal amount per day, but lacks REM sleep
c. enters a prolonged state of sleep
d. alternates rapidly between sleep and wakefulness
c
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The underlying basis of the insanity defense is that __________.
A. people who have a mental illness should not be punished B. people who have a mental illness cannot ever form the intent needed to commit a crime, so they shouldn't be punished C. even if a criminal act was committed, a mentally ill person may lack moral blameworthiness, and so shouldn't be punished D. even if they had the required intent for a crime, the mentally ill still shouldn't be punished
Structures formed from degenerating axons and dendrites are referred to as ____.
A. tau proteins B. amyloid beta proteins C. confabulations D. plaques
One reason that traditional educational practices may not lead to critical thinking is that
A) those educational practices do not account for how adolescents make cognitive progress from one stage to the next stage. B) the focus is on what to think instead of how to think. C) the emphasis is on mental shortcuts that can be used to solve problems. D) there are cultural differences in the meaning of critical thinking.
How well-educated are U.S. children compared with children in other industrialized nations? What are some factors that are responsible for this?
What will be an ideal response?