Describe three tasks of the amygdala
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: A good answer will include the following key points.
? Evaluating sensory information, determining its significance, and deciding to approach or withdraw.
? Mediating anxiety and depression.
? Role in emotional memory.
Psychology
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Environmental agents such as a drug, chemical, virus, or other factor that produce a birth defect are known as ______________________.
A. sickle-cell anemia B. down syndrome C. phenylketonuria D. teratogens
Psychology
When Tom goes to the free-throw line during a basketball game, he engages in a repetitive jerky movement of his neck before he shoots the ball. Tom's behavior is an example of a(an):
a. motor tic b. nervous habit c. innate reflex d. unconditioned response
Psychology