Which sense involves molecules that bind to receptors and cause chemical changes within the sensory cell that result in neural impulses being transmitted to the brain via different nerves, depending on where the receptor is located?
a. Touch
b. Taste
c. Smell
d. Proprioception
b. Taste
The sense of taste involves molecules that bind to receptors and cause chemical changes within the sensory cell that result in neural impulses being transmitted to the brain via different nerves, depending on where the receptor is located.
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a. fidelity to values. b. purpose. c. wisdom. d. hope.
Imagery neurons respond to
A. all visual images. B. only visual images in a specific category. C. an actual visual image as well as imagining that same image. D. concrete mental images but not abstract mental images.
What did Freud refer to as the royal road to the unconscious?
a. free-association c. artistic creations b. dreams d. defense mechanisms
Which of the following changes in our senses appears to be a normal part of aging?
a. an increase in the number of odor receptors which interfere with the ability to smell b. an increase in the ability to taste salty and sweet flavors, causing older people to gain weight more quickly than they did earlier in the lifespan c. a decline in the amount of saliva secreted d. an increase in the total number of taste buds