You are looking out into your yard at a beautiful Japanese maple tree. You notice the tree has many branches with lovely purple leaves on them. The leaves are capturing raindrops from the current storm. If this tree were actually a neuron, the leaves that capture incoming information would be the ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


dendrites

Psychology

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If you conduct a study and predict that A causes B, then B is the ____

a. internal variable b. external variable c. independent variable d. dependent variable

Psychology

Primary reinforcers are

a. the first reinforcers an animal learns. b. the most powerful reinforcers an animal learns. c. intrinsically rewarding. d. reinforcers that are learned through classical conditioning. e. also called conditioned reinforcers.

Psychology

Ling, a recent immigrant from China, experiences physical and mental fatigue: dizziness, headaches, and problems concentrating, sleeping, and remembering important information. She is also irritable and highly excitable. While her symptoms might be diagnosed as a mood or anxiety disorder, a therapist with a DSM-5 emphasis might consider ____

a. disorders unique to particular cultural groups b. a "Not Otherwise Specified" diagnosis c. causal specifiers to broaden the diagnosis d. biological causes for her symptoms

Psychology

Agonist is to antagonist as:

A) lock is to key. B) mimic is to block. C) interfere is to enhance. D) stimulant is to depressant.

Psychology