Age influences specific brain functions related to emotion and reward. Which of these is NOT true according to research studies?

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Age influences specific brain functions related to emotion and reward. Which of these is NOT true according to research studies?

A. nucleus accumbens activation in anticipation to reward is greater in adolescence than either childhood or adulthood B. reward-related activation in older people is like that of younger people in anticipation of potential gain, but reduced in anticipation of potential loss C. amygdala activation in older adults is reduced for emotionally negative scenes but not reduced for emotionally positive scenes D. frontal-lobe activation in older adults with successful cognitive aging is more asymmetric than in younger adults

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

Experimental studies have shown that people are prone to conform to the opinions of others. Which factor increases conformity in experimental studies?

A. the presence ofn an ally B. the opportunity to avoid embarrassment by giving private responses C. coming from an interdependent culture D. a smaller group

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

Research has shown that people with autism exhibit all of the following atypicalities EXCEPT which one?

A. different visual scanpaths when looking at faces freely B. different visual scanpaths when looking at faces to identify emotions C. different responses in brain area MT to moving objects D. different responses in the superior temporal sulcus to biological motion

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

Which of the following is a named superfactor in the 'Big Five' personality definition?

A. Sensation-seeking B. Attentiveness C. Neuroticism D. Security

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

An unfortunate student sleeps through the final exam. Which of the following is he most likely to use as his excuse if he has an internal locus of control?

A. My alarm didn't go off; there must have been a power outage!' B. My roommate kept me up until 5am talking about his girlfriend problems! I was exhausted!' C. There was an epic game of beer pong and I drank so much that I forgot to set my alarm!' D. My fraternity brothers played a practical joke on me and replaced my DayQuil with NyQuil!'

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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