Damage to a particular region of the brain is termed

a. a stroke.
b. stereotaxic damage.
c. a brain lesion.
d. genetic knockout.
e. brain plasticity.


c. a brain lesion.

Psychology

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Do newborns have memory skills?

a. No, memory does not develop until several months after birth. b. Yes, they can recognize their mother's face and voice. c. It depends upon prenatal exposure to learning situations. d. It depends upon whether the child was born premature or full-term.

Psychology

Justin puts his school supplies away in his desk. When asked why, he replies, "Because my teacher told me to.". He believes that right and wrong are absolutes and that behavior is correct when it conforms to rules. According to Piaget, what stage of moral development is Justin in?

a. Moral realism b. Autonomous morality c. Concrete operational moralism d. Transitivity morality

Psychology

The most predominant neurochemical involved with reward is

A. dopamine. B. serotonin. C. glutamate. D. gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).

Psychology

The ________ model of mental illness holds that abnormal behavior is caused by physiological malfunction that is often attributable to hereditary factors

a. psychodynamic b. biological c. cognitive-behavioral d. naturalistic

Psychology