Arthur is a young child with an old-fashioned rubber horn on his bicycle. He squeezes the horn to make a funny but annoying sound, and then has to wait for the rubber bladder to fill with air before he can "honk" again. The time he must wait is similar to a neuron's ________ period.
A. propagating
B. refractory
C. residual
D. terminal
Answer: B
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a. thalamus b. medulla c. reticular activating system d. limbic system
Neetu attempts to identify correctly the colors in the Stroop task interference list, but has difficulty doing so. This illustrates
A) color-blindness. B) the automaticity of language. C) the tendency to recognize colors before words. D) that cognitive load is unimportant.
The actual age of the person taking the intelligence test is known as the
a. mental age. c. intelligence quotient. b. chronological age. d. hypothetical age.
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons the text gives for teens failing to use effective birth control?
a. They cannot afford contraceptives. b. They don't know the facts regarding conception. c. They may feel awkward buying contraceptives. d. They often believe that becoming pregnant is a way to have "someone to love them."