Imagine that researchers discovered a new animal that has larger areas of the somatosensory cortex dedicated to the fingers than to the toes. Based on what is known about the arrangement of neurons within the somatosensory cortex, you should conclude that for this animal, the toes are:
a. more sensitive than the fingers
b. less flexible than the fingers
c. less sensitive than the fingers
d. more flexible than the fingers
C
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a. physiological and psychological. c. psychological and spiritual. b. physiological and biological. d. permanent states.
It is possible for a person to have respiration and a heart beat even when there is no cortical functioning of thebrain.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Reductionism is __________
a. the method in which observers are carefully trained to report on inner sensations and experiences b. the building blocks underlying the structure of the brain c. the branch of experimental psychology that deals with human participants as they learn verbal materials, e.g., items or stimuli composed of letters and/or words d. attempting to understand a complex event by breaking the event down into its components
Which of the following is a consequence of organic impairment resulting from long-term substance use, as
opposed to being a consequence of drug toxicity? _ A) amphetamine delusional disorder B) alcoholic intoxication C) alcohol abuse dementia D) cannabis delirium