According to imaging research, fMRI scans reveal that the ____________________ is activated when people make judgments of whether they posses certain personality traits compared to judging whether the traits apply to someone else.

A. medial prefrontal cortex
B. caudate nucleus
C. amygdala
D. hippocampus
E. lateral geniculate nucleus

A. medial prefrontal cortex

Psychology

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Research on gender differences in depression has suggested that the relationship between rumination and depression

a. is stronger in adolescent girls than adolescent boys. b. is a very weak one. c. only exists in boys. d. is slightly stronger in boys than in girls.

Psychology

Which of these is a therapeutic approach that uses the concepts of operant conditioning to modify behaviors and is one of the most commonly used therapeutic interventions for treating individuals with autistic spectrum disorders?

a) applied behaviorial analysis (ABA) b) contingency management therapy c) alternative desired behavior analysis d) reinforcement-punishment training

Psychology