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Victoria was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. As a result, she doesn’t experience appropriate levels of fear when she is in a threatening situation. Victoria’s tumor is most likely affecting the part of her limbic system called the ___________.

Alex and his girlfriend were at Cedar Point when he suddenly realized that they had become separated in the large crowd. He began to feel intense anxiety, accompanied by sweating, dizziness, and difficult breathing. After this experience, Alex became anxious at the thought of going through such an ordeal again. Alex is likely suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder.

Christina’s biology professor announced during class that they would be having a pop quiz. She immediately became stressed but began to relax once she remembered that she has been keeping up with the readings and is confident in her knowledge in the material. Christina’s eventual determination that she was able to handle this stress is known as _____________.

Herschel is pretending to be a pirate. When he looks at this treasure map with both eyes, he can see both the legend and the X, which marks the treasure. When he wears his eye patch, he notices that he cannot see the legend at the bottom of his map when he is looking at the X. this is likely because of (the) _______________ created by the optic nerve exiting the back of his retina.

Livia’s mother frequently tells family and friends a funny story about how Livia would ride on the back of the family dog when she was 12 months old. Livia cannot remember any events before the age of three, though if she hears this story in detail many times, it is likely that she will _______________________.

Linda was diagnosed with schizophrenia after the sudden death of her husband. Linda’s mother and two of her uncles also have schizophrenia. According to the ____________, it is likely that the experience of her husband’s death triggered Linda’s genetic predisposition for schizophrenia.

When Fiona’s mother drops her off at daycare she pouts and stares out the window watching her mother leave. However, after about five minutes Fiona joins her classmates and plays without difficulty or sadness. Fiona joins her classmates and plays without difficulty or sadness. When Fiona’s mother returns to pick her up, she happily greets her with a hug. According to attachment theory, Fiona would likely be categorized with a(n) ______________ style of attachment.

Last weekend, Jerrod’s car broke down for the fourth time this month. Instead of choosing to purchase a new car, he continues to send it to the mechanic for repairs because he had already spent a large sum of money on previous repairs. Jerrod is making his decision based on (the) _____________.

Jorge conducted a study and found that students who sleep more the night before an exam tend to perform better on that exam. The correlation coefficient between hours of sleep and exam performance was r = 0.81, which can be described as a __________________.

When observing participants, experimenters should try to eliminate ______, which (are cues/is a cue) that allow(s) research participants to guess what the experimenter is investigating