PSYA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Nuda, Myelin, Neurotransmitter

27. Stephanie sustained severe damage to her cerebellum in a motor vehicle accident. This damage would most likely cause difficulties with A) the timing and coordination of motor movements B) language comprehension C) language production D) regulating biological drives, such as thirst, and hunger E) organizing sensory information and sending this information to appropriate areas of the brain

21. According to the information in the textbook, emotions are adaptive because A) they signal that something important is happening and they direct our behavior to that event B) they are an effective form of communication C) certain emotions such as fear and anger motivate action in response to danger D) certain emotions such as interest and joy, broaden our behavior so that we explore and consider new ideas E) all of the above

16. A hypothesis is an) a unprovable assumption about the unobservable processes that underlie psychological functioning. b. set of principles that organizes observations and explains newly discovered facts, c. testable prediction that gives direction to research. d. observable relationship between specific independent and dependent variables.