Functions of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) include all the following EXCEPT:
A. problem-solving
B. perceptual judgement
C. social behavior
D. programming and planning sequences of behaviour
E. verbal regulation
Answer: C. social behavior
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a. publishing results b. critiquing anecdotal evidence c. consensus review d. survey analysis
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friendliness of each face on a scale from 1 to 10. Each face was presented for 5 seconds. In this experiment, the dependent variable is: A) the number of groups. B) whether or not the beer contained alcohol. C) how long each participant was allowed to look at each face. D) the rating of perceived friendliness.
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a. operant conditioning b. classical conditioning c. social learning d. insight learning
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A. metacognition B. selective attention C. cognitive self-regulation D. flexibility of attention