The term neurotransmitter refers to ________
a) a chemical found in the synaptic vesicles that is released into the synapse
b) any one of a number of chemical compounds that increase the activity of the endocrine system
c) the chemical substance found in the cell membrane
d) the DNA contained in the nucleus of every neuron
ANS: a
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The items that Binet included on his test were based on the
a. educational tasks taught at the various grade levels in the schools of that time. b. tasks that an average child could perform at each age level. c. opinions of psychologists during that time period. d. updating of items from earlier group IQ tests and creativity tests.
A system of concepts, assumptions, ideas, and principles proposed to explain people's unique and relatively stable behavior patterns is called
a. the law of inherited temperaments. b. somatotypic guidelines. c. a personality theory. d. a semantic differential.
Which of the following is NOT one of the four canons of science mentioned in the text?
A) determinism B) empiricism C) parsimony D) reliability
The coefficient of correlation varies from
(a) 0 to 1 (b) - to + c) - 1 to + 1 (d) 0 to 100 (e) 1 to 7