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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What are the major ideas behind Jean Jacques Rousseau's view of development?
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Which of the following situations would be LEAST likely to predict a negative adjustment to retirement?
a. when the retiree loved her job b. when retirement is accompanied by a substantially reduced standard of living c. when the transition to retirement has been anticipated for a long period of time d. when the retiree's self-concept is dependent upon her job role and job status
In the context of effect size, the r2 value is sometimes referred to as the
A. difference between the highest and the lowest scores. B. range of possible values that is restricted. C. percent of shared variance between the two variables. D. magnitude of the correlation coefficient.
Both presynaptic facilitation and inhibition are mediated by
A) axoaxonic synapses. B) axodendritic synapses. C) dendrodendritic synapses. D) axosomatic synapses. E) both A and D