________ is a defense mechanism that involves forcing threatening feelings, ideas, or motives into the unconscious.

Neurons sent by the __________ to the prefrontal lobes of the cerebral cortex contribute to improvements in sustained, controlled attention

A) cerebellum B) corpus callosum C) hippocampus D) reticular formation

Kim knows she needs to go take summer courses, but worries about leaving her new boyfriend for three months. She wonders, will "absence make the heart go stronger" be true, or is "out of sight, out of mind" more applicable? This is an

A) the unscientific nature of conventional wisdom B) confusion regarding an interpersonal problem C) the seductive nature of jealousy D) the need for female advice E) the need for better communication with her boyfriend