Research Participants Were Asked to Identify a Word That Would

question 68

Multiple Choice

Research participants were asked to identify a word that would form a compound word or phrase with each of three other words.Solutions that occurred with sudden insight were accompanied by a burst of activity in the brain's ________ lobe.

• A) right temporal
• B) left temporal
• C) right occipital
• D) left occipital

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Definitions:

Mineral Oil Laxatives

A type of laxative made from mineral oil, used to ease bowel movements by coating stool and preventing water from being absorbed by the colon.

Nutrients Absorbed

The process by which the body takes in and utilizes vitamins, minerals, and other nutritional substances.

Digestive Tract

The series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus, through which food is digested and nutrients are absorbed.

Peristalsis

The series of wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract.