Hunger Researchers Initially (Incorrectly) Assumed That the _____________ Was a Brain

question 110

Multiple Choice

Hunger researchers initially (incorrectly) assumed that the _____________ was a brain region responsible for initiating hunger and eating because when it was electrically stimulated, animals would begin to eat.

• A)ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
• B)ascending reticular formation
• C)paraventricular nucleus (PVN)
• D)lateral hypothalamus (LH)

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Definitions:

Misinformation Effect

The phenomenon whereby memories become distorted by exposure to misleading information after an event has occurred.

Memory Construction

The process by which the brain creates memories, not just by recalling but also by piecing together various fragments of information.

Dynamics

The branch of physics concerned with the study of forces and their effects on motion.

Illustrated

Described or explained with pictures or diagrams.