The Thin Outer Covering of the Cerebral Hemispheres Is Called

question 218

Multiple Choice

The thin outer covering of the cerebral hemispheres is called the

• A) cingulate gyrus.
• B) cerebral cortex.
• C) corpus callosum.
• D) cephalodermis.

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person’s mind when evaluating a specific topic or decision.

Explicit Bias

Prejudice or favoritism toward a group or individual that is consciously identified and directly expressed by an individual.

Just-World Phenomenon

The cognitive bias to believe that the world is inherently fair, causing people to rationalize an unfortunate situation as deserved by the victim.

Ingroup Bias

The tendency to favor members of one's own group over those in other groups in terms of preference, trust, and favoritism.