When you look at the cord coming out of the lamp on your desk, you will notice that there is a protective coating that surrounds and encapsulates the electricity-conducting wire inside. If you were to relate that model to the human neuron, the protective coating would refer to the
a. terminal buttons
b. synaptic cleft.
c. neurotransmitters.
d. myelin.
d
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a. A conditioned response to a stimulus that was not part of the training b. A new response to the conditioned stimulus, not resembling the unconditioned response c. Increased response to a stimulus after a delay following extinction d. A response after the conditioned response that produces the opposite result
Solitary confinement is considered an extreme form of punishment in prisons because it ____
a. deprives individuals of interpersonal contact b. limits individuals to a small amount of space c. restricts privileges such as access to exercise and media d. forces individuals to reflect on their crimes
Monozygotic twins allow for unique genetic studies because they a. have identical genes
b. always share the same environment. c. share approximately 50 percent of the same genes. d. are usually raised in similar ways.
There was a brief flash of light in Teray's left visual field. This information would have registered on the
a. left side of each retina before traveling to the right occipital lobe b. right side of each retina before traveling to the left occipital lobe c. left side of each retina before traveling to both the left and right occipital lobes d. right side of each retina before traveling to the right occipital lobe