What name is given to the division of the nervous system that conveys sensory information to the central nervous system and motor commands from the central nervous system to the skeletal muscles and internal organs?
A. interneuron
B. peripheral nervous system
C. autonomic nervous system
D. somatic nervous system
B. peripheral nervous system
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The textbook suggests that which of the following is a potential advantage of a projective test?
a. Some people feel less comfortable talking with someone than they do completing a lengthy questionnaire such as the MMPI. b. The results of projective tests are subject to interpretation and bias. c. While there are problems with both the reliability and validity of projective tests, they are still slightly better on both of these measures than tests such as the MMPI. d. If a person's relationships with others have some unconscious cognitive or emotional component, this information may be obtained in a way that is not possible through direct interviewing methods or observational studies.
A good example of a ______ interview question is "If a customer started yelling at you, how would you handle the situation?"
a. skill level determining b. past focused c. future focused d. clarifying
Nicotine influences brain activity by mimicking neurotransmitters. Which of the following drugs influence brain activity in a similar way?
a. alcohol b. cocaine c. Ecstasy d. opiates
When the veterinarian advised an owner to feed her dog in the morning instead of in the evening, it took several days for the dog to stop salivating late in the afternoon around its previous dinnertime. The gradual decrease in salivation across days is an example of:
A) spontaneous recovery. B) extinction. C) generalization. D) second-order conditioning.