The abnormal functioning would be due to chemical imbalances in the prefrontal cortex (PC), since PC is the responsible for behavior including appropriate social behavior, judgment and impulse control.
Answer:
This is an example of the status quo bias.
Explanation:
Status quo is understood as the existing way of something, mostly social, for example. The status quo bias is understood, then, as the preference an individual has of having <em>things remain the same</em> as they have been, without making much change.
In this case, people already have their services such as cable, internet or cell phone providers. They do not consider the telemarketer's offers because they do not want to make the decision to change, thus succumbing to the status quo bias of wanting things to remain the same.
Answer:
You dream about a monster chasing you and you realize later that the monster symbolizes the research paper that you have due in one of your classes. According to Freud, this interpretation of your dream is called the <u>latent content</u>.
Explanation:
The latent content in the interpretation of dreams is considered a central part of the unconscious since it is formed of unconscious desires and impulses that, if directly expressed, would be threatening, that is, the dream is the fulfillment (disguised or symbolized) of a suffocated or repressed desire. The latent content is the true experience or wishes that motivates our dreams.