When Yuri entered college, his political beliefs were somewhat liberal. On a scale from -1 (most conservative) to 1 (most liberal), Yuri would have been about a 0.5. During his first year in college, Yuri joined a number of student organizations that were made up of members that were all also somewhat liberal. At the end of his four years in college, Yuri’s political beliefs had become even more liberal than when he started college. On the same scale as above, he would now be about a 0.9. The change in Yuri’s political beliefs that occurred over his four years of college is most consistent with what psychological phenomenon?

Jodie is a neurologist examining a new patient who recently had a stroke. She first asks the patient to draw a picture of a clock and of a house. The patient draws the images in Panel A of image below (i.e., omits the left side of both the clock and the house). Jodie also asks the patient to read all the words in Panel B of the image below. The patient responds, “Shovel, Motor, Step, Door” (i.e., only reads the words on the right side of the paper). Jodie then says, it looks like you missed some and points to the left side of the paper. The patient responds, “Oh, I didn’t even notice those!” Based upon the behavior above, the brain region that Jodie would suspect had been damaged by the stroke is marked with the letter _____ in the image below.

A nurse is educating a patient about what to do for a hypoglycemic episode. The nurse knows that the patient understands the instructions when they state:

Kelly would not normally pay more than $15 for a jazz concert. However, after being given 2 free tickets to a jazz concert this weekend, Kelly says that they are clearly worth over $40 each when another person wants to buy her tickets. This is an example of what decision-making issue?

Your aunt is directing a middle school theater production, but her actors are struggling to learn their lines. What advice would you give her?

Shauna is a researcher interested in the development of intelligence and language. She brings 100 children into the lab. She gives the children a vocabulary test (i.e., tests how many words they know) and an intelligence test. When she plots her data, she sees the following graph: Based upon the methods she used and her results, what can Shauna conclude?

The part of the brain that was removed in Patient H.M. is found in which lobe of the brain?

Elliott lost the ability to exhibit emotion. Although he cognitively recognized when he should be experiencing certain emotions, he simply didn’t have those subjective experiences. The part of Elliott’s brain that was damaged is labeled ______ in the diagram below.

In 2014 Janice voted for “Politician A” for mayor of her town. Over the next several years, it became incredibly clear that “Politician A” was corrupt, unintelligent, and an overall terrible choice for mayor. Janice generally thinks of herself as a smart voter and a savvy judge of character. The fact that she voted for someone who turned out to be such a poor choice causes her a deep sense of internal discomfort. It is now several years later. When Janice thinks back to her vote in 2014, she now remembers herself voting for someone other than “Politician A.” This change in Janice’s memory of her actions is consistent with what issue in human memory?

If you were going to touch the place on your head where your primary auditory cortex is (i.e., where primary auditory cortex would be directly under your skull), where would you touch?