The microscopic space between the terminal button of one cell and the dendrites of the next cell is called the
a. receptor site.
b. synapse.
c. synaptic knob.
d. axon terminal.
e. dendritic cleft.
b. synapse
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Which reason correctly explains why marriages unravel in Western society?
A. People are less concerned for their own personal happiness. B. There are few legal and financial impediments to getting a divorce. C. Women have fewer economic opportunities available to them. D. The social services benefits of marriage, such as tax advantages, no longer exist.
The process by which survival and reproduction pressures act to change the frequency of alleles in subsequent generations is referred to as ____
a. coercive inheritance b. natural selection c. randomized lineage d. genetic exclusion
Which of the following statements is false?
a. Listeners tend to level, sharpen, and assimilate messages. b. Two frequently mentioned problems reported by people making decisions in groups are poor meeting planning and poor communication skills. c. People who most dislike meetings are those who must work closely with other people to accomplish their work-related tasks. d. Both groups and individuals display a host of cognitive biases, such as the confirmation bias.
Little Albert was conditioned to fear white rats when the appearance of the white rat was always followed by a loud noise. When Little Albert saw a rabbit for the first time, he showed a similar fear response. Little Albert's fear of rabbits illustrates the classical conditioning process referred to as:
a. stimulus discrimination b. stimulus generalization c. aversive conditioning d. conditioned inhibition