Sherrington deduced that transmission at a synapse must be slower than conduction along an axon. This was based on what kind of evidence?
a. temporal summation
b. drugs that increase or inhibit activity at synapses
c. the speed of reflexive responses
d. differences in diameter between axons and dendrites
c
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What will be an ideal response?
A therapist is interested in interpreting dreams and in having clients relate stories about their childhoods. This person is most likely to be a
a. client-centered therapist. b. psychodynamic therapist. c. cognitive therapist. d. behavior therapist.
Consciousness is
a. thinking. b. remembering. c. perceiving. d. a combination of perception, remembering, and thinking. e. the awareness of activities such as perception and thinking.
Among the advantages of light as a stimulus is the fact that light
A. passes through any medium. B. is absorbed by the ozone layer of the atmosphere. C. does not travel in straight lines. D. travels very quickly.