Glucose and fatty acid detectors appear to be located in the
a. hypothalamus.
b. liver.
c. blood.
d. stomach.
e. adipose tissue.
b. liver.
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The term physician-assisted suicide refers to
a. when a physician arranges for the patient to administer a lethal dose of medication. b. when a physician removes a patient's feeding tube. c. a legal means of ending a terminally ill person's life in New Jersey. d. passive euthanasia.
A neuron cell body reaches threshold and depolarizes. The depolarization propagates down the length of the ____, is chemically transmitted across the ____, and directly affects the electrical potential in the ____ of the successive neuron.?
a. ?axon; synapse; dendrites b. ?dendrites; synapse; axon c. ?myelin; synapse; dendrites d. ?dendrites; receptor; axon
In Festinger's classic experiment, college students did an extremely boring task for a long time. Afterward, they were asked to help lure others into the experiment by pretending that the task was interesting and enjoyable. Later they were asked their opinion of the task. Those paid $20 for luring more participants
a. did not change their opinion of the task and still thought the task was boring. b. changed their attitude about the task and now thought it was interesting and enjoyable. c. experienced a great deal of cognitive dissonance regarding their white lie. d. exhibited groupthink regarding the difficulty of the task.
Which situation would activate the amygdala to the GREATEST extent?
A) going for a morning jog B) trying to remember a list of seven random numbers C) being dumped by your first boyfriend or girlfriend D) trying to stay awake in class