In the "Johnny and Jimmy" study by McGraw, Johnny (who learned skating earlier than Jimmy) had difficulties skating when he was 3 years of age. McGraw credited this finding to
A. boredom on Johnny's part
B. attitudinal differences; Johnny had become reckless while Jimmy was cautious
C. Johnny's learning to ride the tricycle; the two tasks could not be maintained at the same time
D. inhibition
B
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The __________ consists of three structures:
__________, __________, and __________. a. limbic system; the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland b. brain stem; the medulla, the pons, the midbrain c. endocrine system; the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland, the target cells d. cerebellum; the parietal lobe, the brain stem, the basal ganglia e. amygdala; the occipital lobe, the temporal lobe, the parietal lobe
Imagine you are standing in line at the grocery store check-out and someone with
a full cart asks if she can go ahead of you in line because "I want to pay for my groceries". Letting her cut in front of you is an indication that your behavior was probably (a) conscious (b) mindless (c) driven by the id (d) driven by the ego