Brian banged his shin against a desk and grimaced with pain. He quickly bent over and began rubbing his leg where he'd banged it and the pain he was experiencing started to subside a bit. This phenomenon can best be explained by __________
a) the gate-control theory.
b) the absolute-threshold theory.
c) the opponent-process theory.
d) the volley theory of pain control.
a
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A. preventing the breakdown of acetylcholine. B. enhancing the level of dopamine. C. preventing the reuptake of serotonin. D. unknown processes.
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a. cervical cancer c. ovarian cancer b. endometrial cancer d. breast cancer
A committee has been set up to identify young people who are likely to become great Olympic skaters. In addition to physical skills,
the committee believes that an understanding of one's emotions is a plus because it will help skaters through training and competitions. Using Howard Gardner's types of intelligences, which two should be the focus of their search? a) visual/spatial and interpersonal b) bodily kinesthetic and intrapersonal c) logical/mathematical and visual/spatial d) verbal/linguistic and logical/mathematical
Karl Lashleywas unable to find the engram in a rat's brain because
A) he used the wrong experimental method B) an engram is usuallydistributed in manyareas C) he did not search the cerebral cortex D) engrams are not located in the brain