In times of stress, the sympathetic nervous system stimulates the ____, which then secretes ____
a. adrenal medulla; catecholamine
b. adrenal medulla; corticosteroids
c. adrenal cortex; catecholamine
d. adrenal cortex; corticosteroids
A
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Which of the following topics would be especially interesting to child psychologists who want to investigate theory of mind?
a. Do children realize that parents can remember a longer list of words than children do? b. Which is a more effective memory strategy for 10-year-olds, imagery or organization? c. Do children perform better on implicit-memory tasks or explicit-memory tasks? d. Can utilization deficit explain children's poor performance on recall tasks?
Cells that develop into neurons and glia originate in the a. ventricular zone
b. radial glia. c. forebrain. d. spinal cord.
______ require evidence based on careful observation and experimentation
a. Only the "soft" sciences like psychology and sociology b. Only the "hard" sciences like biology and chemistry c. Only the pseudosciences like phrenology d. All sciences
The gender gap in emotional sensitivity seems to come primarily from
A) exposure to androgens prenatally. B) parenting styles that downplay gender stereotypes. C) cultural expectations that girls be warm and expressive and boys be distant and self-controlled. D) reinforcement from teachers for quiet and self-controlled behavior.