V.J. suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder. According to the biological perspective, he is likely to show ____
a. preparedness in the objects he uses for compulsive behavior
b. abnormally low levels of metabolism in the locus ceruleus
c. an excess of the neurotransmitter serotonin
d. increased metabolic activity in the frontal lobe of the left hemisphere
D
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Mr. Cortez explains to his 5-year-old daughter that she should not talk loudly at the library because other people are trying to read. Mr. Cortez's explanation is an example of
A) induction. B) positive parenting. C) a disciplinarian moral imperative. D) an inner standard of morality.
The part of the brain that allows people to think, evaluate, and make complex judgments in a uniquely human way, and that goes through considerable development during the adolescent years, is called
a) corpus callosum. b) occipital lobe. c) prefrontal cortex. d) temporal lobe.