A rat is placed in a radial maze in which it has already been trained for many trials. As compared to rats without damage to their hippocampus, rats with damage are more likely to ____
a. enter an alley at random
b. fail to eat the food they find
c. enter one of the correct alleys repeatedly
d. enter an alley that is never correct
c
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A. the ability to pay attention to one stimulus while filtering out other stimuli. B. the inability to pay attention to one stimulus in the presence of competing stimuli. C. the diminished awareness of information in a crowd. D. the equal division of attention between competing stimuli.
The contemporary view in psychology that emphasizes the study of observable behavior and the effects of learning and stresses the influence of external rewards and punishments is the __________ view
a. cognitive b. humanistic c. biopsychological d. behavioristic
Suppose that the baby is withheld from the mother's cuddling for the first three days. Even when given to the mother's care on the fourth day, the neonate has missed
a. the chance to learn to enjoy breastfeeding. b. the most sensitive period for maternal bonding. c. the risk of injury by any teratogens. d. the opportunity to learn reflexes.
The gland(s) producing hormones that regulate growth and also directly activate the adrenal glands is (are) the:
pituitary. gonads. hypothalamus. thyroid.