An almond-shaped part of the limbic system that functions as sort of an "emotional computer"
for evaluating whether stimuli represent a threat or danger is the ______.
a. hippocampus c. amygdala
b. thalamus d. hypothalamus
C
Psychology
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Which of the following have educators suggested is a strategy for increasing the stage-environment fit for middle and junior high school students?
A) Encourage students to pursue performance-oriented goals in the classroom. B) Ask teachers to use individual assessments of students' abilities rather than group work. C) Allow students more control in the classroom and over school decision making. D) Use block scheduling so that students spend longer periods of time with fewer teachers.
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