Which neurotransmitter is associated with excitotoxicity?

A. GABA
B. glutamate
C. dopamine
D. serotonin


Answer: B

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a. Genitals of the opposite sex are constructed and hormones are taken. b. Genital transplants are inserted from donors. c. Hormones are taken, but genitals are left in tact. d. Secondary features (likes Adam's apples, chins, and noses) are altered, but genitals are left intact.

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Billy was told by his mother that hitting is not acceptable. When Billy is told by his father to protect himself against a bully in school, Billy responds, "Hitting is not allowed." Billy is demonstrating which concept?

A) relativism B) realism C) autonomous morality D) principled morality

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It is important to understand the process of how learned helplessness is created in laboratory animals because learned helplessness in animals resembles the human disorder of

A. panic disorder. B. depression. C. mania. D. schizophrenia.

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The hardest part of prospective power analysis is determining the ______ that would be meaningful in the specific research setting.

a. power b. effect size c. direction d. mcritical

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