Which of Helmholtz’s accomplishments did much to finally bury vitalist approaches to biology?
a. His finding that heat and energy are equivalent and neither is ever destroyed
b. His research on the route taken by nerve signals as they pass from the eye to the brain
c. His development of the ophthalmoscope
d. His research on and measurement of the speed of nerve impulses
A
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According to Seligman and Peterson, the human strength of "courage" is expressed by the positive traits of
a. curiosity, open-mindedness, and perspective. b. persistence, integrity, and vitality. c. fairness, leadership, and citizenship. d. forgiveness, humility, prudence, and self-control.
The term ____ is a Freudian concept which explains how repressed, threatening thoughts can impact our conscious behaviors
a. collective unconscious c. manifest unconscious b. unconscious motivation d. cognitive unconscious
Sweet liquid increases the occurrence of the sucking response in baby Basil. Sweet liquid is a(n)
A) punisher. B) conditioned response. C) reinforcer. D) unconditioned response.
The discipline of psychopharmacology focuses primarily on the effects of drugs on
a. biological systems b. neuronal activities c. behavioral variables d. symptoms of mental illness