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(A) panic disorder

(B) post-traumatic stress disorder

(C) conversion disorder

(D) obsessive-compulsive disorder

(E) hypochondriasis

79. Which of the following are included in the peripheral nervous system?

(A) brain, spinal cord, cranial nerves

(B) cranial nerves, spinal nerves, autonomic ganglia

(C) spinal cord, spinal nerves, sense organs

(D) medulla, pons, thalamus

(E) amygdala, hippocampus, hypothalamus

80. Loss of the ability to understand language results from loss of tissue in which of the following lobes?

(A) right frontal

(B) right temporal

(C) right parietal

(D) left frontal

(E) left temporal

81. When a 17-year-old student is failing at school, which society would most likely hold the parents accountable?

(A) United States of America

(B) Canadian

(C) Japanese

(D) English

(E) German

82. Receptors that respond to gravity and keep you informed of your body’s location in space are located primarily in the

(A) cochlea of the ear

(B) macula of the eye

(C) olfactory mucosa

(D) muscles and joints of the skeleton

(E) semicircular canals of the ear

83. Although Jen is a very bright four-year-old, she doesn’t think her mother’s sister has any sisters. This lack of ability reflects

(A) conservation

(B) introspection

(C) transposition

(D) magical thinking

(E) egocentrism

84. You are given four lists of words to learn: 1, 2, 3, and 4. You must learn list 1, then list 2, etc. Which list(s) would cause proactive interference for remembering list 2?

(A) list 1 only

(B) list 3 only

(C) list 4 only

(D) lists 3 and 4 only

(E) lists 1, 3, and 4

85. Dr. Ramchandran found that his patients who brushed their teeth after lunch had 1/20 the number of cavities in their teeth as those who didn’t. After interviewing the dentist, a local newswriter reports that brushing teeth after lunch prevents cavities. Based on the dentist’s research, which of the following statements is true?

(A) If at least 100 patients were studied, the writer’s statement is justified.

(B) If a minimum of 500 patients were studied, the writer’s statement is justified.

(C) At least 100 of the patients needed to have brushed their teeth after lunch for the writer’s statement to be justified.

(D) Dr. Ramchandran’s study needs to be replicated for the writer’s statement to be justified.

(E) No matter how many participants, the writer’s statement is not justified.

86. Which of the following endocrine glands is NOT paired with a hormone that it produces?

(A) pineal–melatonin

(B) hypothalamus–thyroid-stimulating hormone

(C) thyroid–thyroxine

(D) adrenals–cortisol

(E) pancreas–glucagon

87. A recent comparison of the intelligence scores of Asian Americans and African Americans on the Stanford-Binet showed that

I. the mean score for Asian Americans was higher than for African Americans

II. some African Americans scored higher than the average Asian Americans

III. some Asian Americans scored lower than the average African Americans

(A) I only

(B) II only

(C) III only

(D) I and II only

(E) I, II, and III

88. A special diet can prevent the expression of the trait for

(A) Tay-Sachs syndrome

(B) PKU (phenylketonuria)

(C) Huntington’s disease

(D) Down syndrome

(E) Klinefelter’s syndrome

89. Implications of Harlow’s study (of baby monkeys reared by artificial mothers) for humans include which of the following?

I. Providing breast milk is the key to developing an attachment between the baby and the mother.

II. An infant can form an attachment with a nurturing father or other caretaker.

III. Lack of nursing at the breast leads to maladjustment of a child.

(A) I only

(B) II only

(C) III only

(D) I and II only

(E) I, II, and III

90. Michelle watches David Letterman on television, but doesn’t recognize him when she walks past him in Manhattan. Which effect on perception