Name three of the major glands in the endocrine system, and indicate the hormones that they secrete

What will be an ideal response?


Pituitary gland (oxytocin), pineal (melatonin), thyroid (thyroxine), parathyroid (parathyroid hormone), thymus (thymosins), pancreas (insulin), adrenal (cortisol and catecholamines), ovaries (estrogen), testes (androgens).

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Antoine is conducting an experiment on the effects of room color on people's ability to concentrate. The dependent variable would be the

a. subjects' overall intelligence. b. size of the room. c. room color. d. ability to concentrate.

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Which of the following is true?

A. The scientist-practitioner model of training emerged before the practitioner-scholar model of training. B. The scientist-practitioner model of training and the practitioner-scholar model of training emerged at the same time. C. The scientist-practitioner model of training emerged after the clinical scientist model of training. D. The clinical scientist model of training and the practitioner-scholar model of training emerged at the same time.

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Sharon feels that her poor performance on her English test is due to her lack of preparation. She believes that if she is to do better, she must study more. This is an example of __________

a) an external locus of control. b) reciprocal determinism. c) an internal locus of control. d) reciprocal inhibition.

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