How do we manage to experience so many substances as bitter, in spite of the fact that they are chemically unrelated to one another?

What will be an ideal response?


We have many (25 or more) types of bitter receptors, each sensitive to different types of chemicals.

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Some of the physical and psychological symptoms associated with nicotine withdrawal are:

a. hypersomnia, irritability, and decreased appetite b. vomiting, trembling, and heart palpitations c. increased blood pressure and reduced immune response d. insomnia, irritability, and increased appetite

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Mikhail is an architect who designs beautiful homes. He takes a few weeks to draw up a blueprint, and then this plan is given to a contractor who builds the home based on the blueprint. Genetically speaking, the blueprint created by

Mikhail is a __________, while the house built by the contractor is a __________. a. phenotype; genotype b. centromere; chromatid c. chromosome; genome d. genotype; phenotype

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Two main types of behavior therapy include _______________.

A. classical conditioning techniques and modern conditioning techniques B. classical conditioning techniques and feedback conditioning techniques C. modern conditioning techniques and operant conditioning techniques D. classical conditioning techniques and operant conditioning techniques

Psychology

Another term for the pain receptors are

a) Meissner's corpuscles b) Pacinian corpuscles c) Merkel's disks d) Nociceptors

Psychology