Some receptors are not directly connected to an ion channel. They influence the operation of the neuron by initiating the synthesis of a _______________ inside the cell
a. neurotransmitter
b. neuromodulator
c. second messenger
d. releasing factor
e. transcription factor
Answer: C
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A) authoritarian B) authoritative C) indulgent-permissive D) indifferent-uninvolved
Equity theory describes people's assessments of how ______.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The textbook chapter opens with a clinical case study about Felicia. In this scenario Felicia had very few friends and was often teased. What was it that eventually made her life easier?
a) Felicia was diagnosed as having ADHD and received effective treatment. b) Felicia was taught to keep her mouth shut during class. c) Felicia was diagnosed as having schizophrenia and was successfully treated and cured. d) Felicia was transferred to a school for those with behavioral disorders.
According to Hermann Ebbinghaus's scientific research on forgetting,
a. motivated forgetting protects an individual from threatening information b. an individual never actually forgets what he learns c. autobiographical memories are the easiest-to-forget d. most forgetting takes place soon after an individual learns something