The gate-control theory of pain suggests that __________
a) the pain signals must pass through a kind of "gate" located in the spinal cord.
b) the skin receptors act as a gate for the pain sensation.
c) the cortex blocks pain unless released by substance P.
d) the gate is a physical structure that blocks pain signals.
a
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If while watching an exquisite sunset you stop and analyze your sensations, thoughts, and feelings, you would be performing introspection as the ____ once did
a. structuralists b. behaviorists c. functionalists d. psychoanalysts
By the conclusion of the preoperational stage, children are able to understand the idea that actions, events, and outcomes are related to one another in fixed patterns. This is called __________.
A. identity diffusion B. functionality C. intuitive thought D. egocentrism
Sophia voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 U.S. Presidential election. She believes that approximately 90 percent of college students also voted for Obama, when in reality that number is much lower. Sophia's overestimation is consistent with the
a. false-consensus effect. b. confirmation bias. c. self-fulfilling prophecy. d. representativeness heuristic.
Professor Kreger studies homeostatic mechanisms in rats. He has found that when he stimulates the zona incerta, rats will
A. initiate drinking behavior. B. inhibit drinking behavior. C. initiate eating behavior. D. inhibit eating behavior.