Provide an overview of the hormonal events that form the human menstrual cycle.
What will be an ideal response?
The anterior pituitary starts the cycle by secreting FSH, which acts on the ovarian follicles to secrete estradiol into the bloodstream. Increasing estradiol levels act on the anterior pituitary to produce a surge of luteinizing hormone (LH), which causes a follicle to rupture, thereby releasing the ovum. The ruptured follicle (corpus luteum) secretes estradiol and progesterone, which prepare the uterine lining for implantation of the ovum (if fertilized). If no implantation occurs, then estradiol/progesterone secretion stops and the uterine lining is shed, resulting in blood flow (menstruation).
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As an introductory exercise in their Social Influences course, college students are asked to share the answer they provided to the statement, "I am a….". Which student is most likely from a collectivistic culture?
a. Helen, who says, "I am Nolan's mother.". b. Paul, who says, "I am a computer science major.". c. Justin, who says, "I am a creative person.". d. Leah, who says, "I am a woman.". e. Evlan, who says, "I am a tennis player.".
You are watching a friend acting like a duck on stage at a hypnosis show. You lean over to the person sitting next to you and say, "She feels social pressure from the audience and hypnosis allows her to act like a duck." Your statement best illustrates the ____ theory of hypnosis.
A. hidden observer B. altered-state C. sociocognitive D. humanistic
The graphic representation of the results of Ebbinghaus' research is known as the
a. scatter plot of memory loss. b. histogram of retention. c. memory interference polygon. d. curve of forgetting.
In an experiment, the factor that measures the child's response or behavior is called the ____ variable
a. independent b. longitudinal c. dependent d. sequential