In the peripheral nervous system, _______________ carry messages from special receptors in the skin, muscles, and other internal and external sense organs to the spinal cord, which sends them along to the brain
a. hormones
b. motor nerves
c. neuromodulators
d. sensory nerves
Answer: d
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a. for males, a greater percentage of each chromosome is devoted to spatial ability. b. males inherit math abilities from both parents, whereas females inherit math abilities from just the mother. c. some abilities may be associated with recessive traits, carried on the X chromosome. d. the chromosomes are more likely to undergo mutation in males than in females.
The use of anabolic steroids is a. positively correlated with aggression in males
b. negatively correlated with aggression in males. c. positively correlated with aggression in females, but not males. d. not related to observed levels of aggression.
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A. rationalization B. compensation C. sublimation D. projection
10-year-old Jack describes himself as funny and helpful. This illustrates the shift in processing, from viewing oneself from an external perspective, to an internal or psychological perspective
Indicate whether the statement is true or false