The receptive field of a receptor is the ____
a. point at which the optic nerve exits the retina
b. axon hillock
c. point in space from which light strikes the receptor
d. point where light shines on, and excites, the visual cortex
c
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Generalizing from the College Life Stress Inventory, which college student is predicted to be experiencing the highest amount of stress?
a. Erin, who has just contracted genital herpes b. Elaine, who just flunked a class c. Carrie, who just got married d. Jordan, who just started a new job e. Kayla, who is concerned that she might be pregnant
Ethologist John Bowlby's concept of the "internal working model" is a
a. biological mechanism that coordinates instincts. b. "black box" containing unconscious motives or ideas. c. cognitive representation of the self and others. d. "mental tapemeasure" to assess goodness of fit.
Action potentials and excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs) are similar in that both
A. are always all-or-none. B. last about the same amount of time. C. involve voltage-dependent ion channels. D. involve the movement of sodium into cells.
Psychokinesis refers to which of these alleged phenomena?
(a) mind to mind communication without ordinary physical means (b) perceiving remote events (c) moving material objects by mental effort (d) foretelling the future (e) none of the above