Which of the following would be the best metaphor for one's optic nerve?
a) a motorcycle
b) a toilet plunger
c) a telephone wire
d) a ping-pong table
ANS: C, The optic nerve can be thought of as a "telephone wire" that connects the eyes to the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex.
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a. Method b. Results c. Introduction d. Discussion
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A) women to stay in their own private hospital rooms to give birth. B) the newborn to stay in the same room with his or her mother. C) the woman's partner to stay in the labor and delivery room. D) underwater delivery to occur in the mother's private room.
According to Erikson, psychosocial crises occur
a. in infancy. b. throughout the lifespan. c. only in troubled individuals. d. generally after age 60.