Which part of a neuron acts like an antenna to receive messages from other neurons and transmit these messages toward the cell body?

a. neurotransmitters
b. dendrites
c. axons
d. glial cells


Answer: b

Psychology

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a. they are involved in making conscious judgments about experiences. b. they evaluate experiences and express and in terms of like or dislike, pleasantness or unpleasantness, stimulation or dullness. c. they remain submerged in the personal unconscious. d. they do not use the processes of reason to evaluate experiences.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A. figure and ground B. closure C. simplicity D. continuity

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In Eysenck's arousal theory, the differences in behavior between introverts and extraverts are traced to the:

a. ascending reticular activating system b. visceral organs c. activating pineal and limbic system d. adrenal glands

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