1.4 Practice

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Professor Reed attempts to assess the relative contributions of heredity and home environment on children's susceptibility to depression. Her research best illustrates the concerns of the__________approach.

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biopsychosocial

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The biological perspective in psychology would be most likely to emphasize that behavior is influenced by

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blood chemistry.

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London taxi drivers who learn more than 25,000 different possible destinations to pass their qualification exam have larger hippocampuses than average. Which concept best explains this difference?

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Neuroplasticity

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The concentration of glucose in active regions of the brain underlies the usefulness of a(n)

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PET scan.

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Sleep researchers who are interested in brain wave activity are likely to use which kind of brain scan?

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EEG

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The medulla is to the control of__________as the cerebellum is to the control of__________.

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breathing; walking

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Which region of your brainstem plays a role in arousing you to a state of alertness when someone nearby mentions your name?

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reticular formation

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Which brain region influences the endocrine system?

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hypothalamus

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Which of the following is the component of the limbic system that plays an essential role in the processing of new memories? hypothalamus, thalamus, hippocampus, medulla

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hippocampus

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Your conscious awareness of your own name and self-identity depends primarily on the normal functioning of your

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cerebral cortex.