Which of the following neurotransmitters regulates sleep, hunger, and arousal?

Olivia describes herself as very calm and easy-going. She feels that this is based in part on the way she was when she was born and in part on the way the way her parent’s raised her. Olivia’s calm nature would therefore best be described as a(n)

In addition to the amygdala, which structure in the prefrontal cortex, located just above the eye sockets, appears to play a role in mediating the bodily responses associated with emotion?

Psychologists today understand that nature and nurture interact to drive our development. This describes how

Which structure links the brain to the endocrine system and controls the autonomic nervous system including regulating hunger, thirst, and temperature?

Dr. Kent conducts research on sleep. In one study, participants spend the night in a sleep laboratory and their brains are monitored using EEGs. Half of the participants are woken up repeatedly throughout the night any time they are about to enter a REM cycle of sleep. The other half are allowed to sleep undisturbed. In the morning they are tested to see how many dreams they can recall. What is the dependent variable?

Which of the following people is describing Baltes’ concept of “multiple causes”?

Which of the following is NOT a part of the neuron?

The structure responsible for coordinating movement on both sides of the body is _____.

Which is Erik Erikson’s 2nd stage which deals with trying to exert your independence and making your own choices?