____________ extend like roots from the cell body to receive incoming messages from thousands of adjoining neurons

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


Dendrites

Psychology

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Luria is painfully shy. Her therapist first shows her appropriate social skills so she can interact competently with others. Then Luria attempts the same behavior while getting feedback. This illustrates the behavior therapy technique called __________.

A. guided exposure B. covert sensitization C. modeling D. contingency management

Psychology

The science of promoting mental health and thwarting mental disorder through education, early treatment, and public health measures is known as

a. public health. b. psychogenics. c. somatogenics. d. mental hygiene.

Psychology

Carter is studying for his biology exam. He is trying to remember the process of photosynthesis. He creates a story about a flower growing in a field that illustrates photosynthesis. What memory strategy is he using?

A. elaboration B. organization C. rehearsal D. refinement

Psychology

Imagine a new walk-through exhibit at Disneyworld that is designed to describe memory. Keep in mind that we do not know which areas of the brain contain certain types of memory. However, to convey the fact that there are different types,

the Disney team decided to "locate" memories in certain "regions" of their exhibit. In which "region" are we likely to find the meaning of the term dependent variable and the name used for fear of animals? a) the region called implicit memory b) the region called episodic memory c) the region called semantic memory d) the region called procedural memory

Psychology