Why are people unconscious most of the time while they are asleep?
a. Neurons in most areas of the brain stop producing action potentials
b. Except for extremely strong stimuli, the sense organs stop sending messages to the brain.
c. Inhibitory synapses block the spread of messages from one brain area to another.
d. Action potentials in the brain slow to approximately one-third their usual speed.
c
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Regarding thinking and mental imagery, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Physical objects are generally better represented by words and concepts than by images. b. When thinking, information is represented in the mind in the form of images, words, or concepts. c. While most people can form mental images of sensory experiences other than visual ones, they generally have the easiest time forming visual images. d. Women tend to outperform men in remembering the spatial location of objects. e. A mental image is a representation of an object or event in one's mind.
Which behaviour at first requires explicit learning but, over time, becomes implicit?
A) actively recalling memories from your past B) generating ideas for new research C) riding a bicycle D) habituation to a noisy air conditioner
Reece is talking with her friends about what they are likely to experience in their first year of college. Although her health and academic abilities are normal, Reece thinks that she is more likely to get good grades and less likely to get the flu than the average college student. This is an example of
A. social referencing. B. unrealistic optimism. C. the actor-observer effect. D. a self-serving bias.
If detected in a fetus, CAH can be treated with ______ to correct the 21-hydroxylase deficiency.
A. testosterone B. estradiol C. androgen D. a corticosteroid