Sarin gas is a type of organophosphate. It was released in a Tokyo subway in 1995 by a religious sect, killing 12 people. Organophosphates are dangerous because they
a. prevent the reuptake of acetylcholine (ACh), reducing the amount available for subsequent signaling.
b. stimulate an larger than normal release of acetylcholine (ACh), leading to convulsions and death
c. interfere with acetylcholinesterase (AChE), allowing acetylcholine (ACh) to overstimulate muscle fibers.
d. occupy receptor sites for acetylcholine (ACh), preventing further signaling and paralyzing muscles.
c
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a. psychiatrists only b. clinical psychologists only c. counseling psychologists only d. both psychiatrists and clinical psychologists
The Latin-square design controls for
a. order but not sequence b. sequence but not order c. both order and sequence d. neither order nor sequence
One’s ability to understand one’s own mental state depends MOST immediately on ______.
a. mirror neurons b. intuition c. theory of mind d. self-awareness
The work of Ivan Pavlov and ________ provided the foundations of behaviorism, which essentially holds that we can study scientifically only what can be directly observed and measured.
A. John B. Watson B. Jean Piaget C. Sigmund Freud D. James Mark Baldwin