The part of the neuron that carries outgoing messages either to another neuron or to a muscle or gland is the __________.

A. myelin sheath
B. axon
C. dendrite
D. cell body


Answer: B

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In 1988, a group of scientific psychologists protested the prevailing interests of the American Psychological Association (APA) by creating the:?

a. ?Psychonomic Society b. ?American Psychological Society (APS) c. ?California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) d. ?Institute of Academic Psychologists

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Which of the following statements regarding research on how factors in middle adulthood predict health in later adulthood is true?

a. Health habits in midlife have little relation to later physical and mental health. b. Education predicts health from middle to late adulthood more strongly than income. c. Alcohol use predicts later health more strongly than smoking. d. There has been no longitudinal research to address this question; therefore researchers have been unable to draw any definitive conclusions.

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A team member who claims, “This team doesn’t try hard enough to win, and I’m not happy about it,” would be discussing which form of cohesion?

a. attraction to group–task b. group integration–social c. attraction to group–social d. group integration–task

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The hammer, anvil, and stirrup are three tiny bones that transmit vibrations to the:

a. vestibular sacs. b. oval window. c. eardrum. d. semicircular canal.

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