The uncovered sections of axons between myelin sheaths are called _____________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Ans: nodes of Ranvier
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b. don't react to pain-inducing stimuli. c. produce a distinct "pain cry.". d. are much more sensitive to pain than teenagers.
A new science fiction book you're reading describes an evil country wanting to take over the rest of the world by preventing their enemies from forming new long-term memories. How would you do it?
A. putting a chemical into the water supply that destroys the amygdala B. devise a propaganda plan that would introduce source misattribution C. preventing state-dependent learning from occurring D. putting a drug into the water supply that prevents long-term potentiation
If you were told that the median of a distribution was greater than the mean, what would that tell you about the shape of the distribution?
a. It was negatively skewed. b. It was positively skewed. c. It was normal. d. It would tell you nothing about the shape of the distribution.
What type of psychologist studies the mind and mental processes such as memory, learning, and decision making?
a. Developmental b. Social c. Cognitive d. Organizational