A brief change in the electrical voltage that occurs in response to stimulation that travels down an axon is called ________
a. an inhibitory response.
b. an action potential.
c. neurogenesis.
d. transcranial direct current stimulation.
Answer: b
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a. transformations. b. telegraphic speech. c. syntactical expression. d. parentese or motherese.
The average IQ score in the United States is close to __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
On the surface, the problem of attributing altruistic behavior to evolution by natural
selection is that a. natural selection has not played an important role in human evolution. b. from an evolutionary standpoint, altruistic behavior seems unlikely to be favored by natural selection. c. altruistic behavior is too subtle and too complicated a trait to be caused by evolutionary variables. d. altruistic behavior always increases the personal fitness of the altruist. e. altrustic behavior reduces the fitness of altruist and recipient alike.
Keleka's parents often deal with her misbehavior by not allowing her to watch her favorite TV program, Speed Racer. Marnie's parents deal with Marnie's misbehavior by spanking her. Keleka's parents are using __________, and Marnie's parents are using __________.
A. negative punishment; negative reinforcement B. escape conditioning; avoidance conditioning C. negative reinforcement; negative punishment D. penalty; positive punishment