Which is the best example of a negative feedback loop?
A) A car alarm alerting others to a car theft taking place
B) A parent punishing a child to decrease an unwanted behavior
C) A factory with quality control personnel to keep errors to a minimum
D) A thermostat that maintains a steady temperature by regulating the furnace
Answer: D
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a. the pill, condoms b. injectables or hormonal methods, condoms c. the pill, injectables or hormonal methods d. condoms, the pill
Create an example of an individual whose happiness is affected by their cultural settings while relating it to the research on cultural differences in the manifestation and views of happiness.
What will be an ideal response?
A young woman returns from a day at the beach to find she has developed a severe sunburn. Which neurons are sending the messages from her burned skin to her central nervous system, informing her of the pain from the burn?
a. sensory neurons b. motor neurons c. synaptic neurons d. association neurons
In this book, sexual orientation is defined as
a. a dichotomous choice b. distinct preferences formed during childhood c. distinct preferences consistently made after adolescence in the presence of clear alternatives d. exclusive preferences made in the presence of clear alternatives