Activation of specific receptors by stimuli is called ________
a) perception
b) sensation
c) adaptation
d) habituation
ANS: B
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Which of the following is an accurate differentiation between a young man's initial and later ejaculations?
a. Initial ejaculations contain relatively few sperm, while later ejaculations contain enough sperm to fertilize an egg. b. Initial ejaculations only occur during sleep (nocturnal emissions) while later ejaculations can occur either while sleeping or awake. c. Initial ejaculations contain no sperm cells, while later ejaculations (typically starting around 15 years of age) do contain sperm cells. d. Initial ejaculations contain a high content of urine combined with semen, while later ejaculations are almost exclusively semen.
Reserving the use of the word "puppy" to refer only to the dog at home and not other dogs is an example of
a. babbling. b. functional grammar. c. underextension. d. overextension.
People with Broca's aphasia speak meaningfully but ____
a. do so without feeling b. do so in a monotone c. omit pronouns, tense, and number endings d. omit nouns and verbs
Theories that are concerned with the processes that underlie inferences of cause and effect are called:
a. attitude theories b. formation theories c. attribution theories d. facilitation theories