When Thomas was a little boy, his mother often gave him a piece of candy whenever she had to bandage up a scraped elbow or knee. Now that Thomas is in college, he struggles with his weight because every time he feels sad or lonely, he craves something sweet to eat. It is likely that for Thomas, eating candy now serves as a(n)

a. conditioned stimulus

Tragically, Russell suffered a serious head injury in an automobile accident. The physicians informed Russell's wife that there was significant swelling occurring in his brain, and that there was a very real risk

that as the brain swelled it would start to expand through the large opening in the skull where the spinal cord connected to the brain. What is the name of the opening that Russell's brain was at risk of expanding into? a. Corpus callosum b. Cingulate gyrus c. Neocortex d. Foramen magnum

Generalizing from the text, if you were to quote a general figure for the size of the increase in the number of women in the professions today as compared to 25 years ago

The best estimate you could give would be that women today are about ______ likely to work in the professions. a. equally b. 2 to 3 times more c. 5 to 6 times more d. 8 to 10 times more