When a section of a neuron is stimulated by neighboring neurons, the cell membrane becomes __________ to sodium ions
a. positive c. polarized
b. permeable d. impermeable
B
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Your textbook discussed a metamemory study that asked students to estimate their total score on a test that they had just taken. The comparison between the students' actual score and their estimated score showed that
a. the students consistently overestimated how well they had performed. b. the students consistently underestimated how well they had performed. c. the students with the lowest actual scores provided the most accurate estimated scores. d. the students with the highest actual scores provided the most accurate estimated scores.
The process through which axons become coated with a fatty substance that speeds up the transmission of nerve impulses is called
myelination. action potential. transmission. mylarization.
MDMA (ecstasy) produces its effects by influencing the activity of a. serotonin and oxytocin
b. dopamine and norepinephrine. c. acetylcholine (ACh) and dopamine. d. glutamate and serotonin.
Don hasn't recited the Pledge of Allegiance in years. When asked to do so, he places his right hand over his heart and recites the Pledge perfectly. Placing his hand over his heart was retrieved from his ________ memory,
whereas the recited words were retrieved from his ________ memory. a) episodic, implicit b) semantic, episodic c) implicit, procedural d) procedural, semantic