When light strikes a molecule of photopigment, the photoreceptor:
a. Closes Na+ channels
b. Releases transmitter substance
c. Depolarizes
d. Opens Na+ channels
A
You might also like to view...
Before entering the auditory canal, sound waves are funneled into the outer ear via the ____.?
a. ?cochlea b. ?eustachian tube c. ?oval window d. ?pinna
When a professor of psychology was asked to recall how she felt about her choice of a psychology major as a second-year university student, her recollections of the university major were more positive than were her actual uncertain feelings at the time. This memory phenomenon is known as _____ bias.
A) suggestibility B) change C) consistency D) misattribution
Concordance rates for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) among identical twins suggest that
A. environmental factors do not play a role in the development of the disorder. B. genetic factors do not play a role in the development of the disorder. C. genetic factors play a minor role in the development of the disorder and interact with strong environmental factors. D. genetics play a strong role in the development of the disorder but interact with environmental factors.
In a study of the effects of ice cream on mood, the ice cream can be described as what?
a. The dependent variable b. The independent variable c. A correlational variable d. A confounding variable