While you are taking a walk through a park, you notice that there is a small pond that has a bunch of lily pads in it
As you stand watching, a frog comes along and hops quickly from one end of the pond to the other by hitting a series of lily pads in a row. After this takes place, you start to think to yourself "That is just like a neuron, when the action potential jumps from one __________ to another."
a. synaptic cleft
b. dendrite
c. node of Ranvier
d. soma
C
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A. Anxiety-produced symptom disorder B. Somatic symptom disorder C. Dissociative symptom disorder D. Psychophysiological symptom disorder
Suppose that you are in the market for a new car, and are having trouble deciding between two different models. If you ultimately decide to make your purchase based on the evaluations you read in Consumer Reports, then you are making a decision ____
a. as a social animal (rather than a cultural animal) b. based on the deliberate system (rather than the automatic system) c. based on nature (rather than nurture) d. based on the "bad is stronger than good" principle
The biochemical basis of genetic information is the DNA molecule
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Whenever a challenge forces people to adjust or adapt,
a. ineffective coping has occurred. b. stress is occurring. c. learned helplessness will result. d. a physical or mental illness will result.