Contrast the various forms of neurons in brain by their connections and functions
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Sensory neurons carry information toward the brain while motor neurons carry signals to the muscles and glands of the periphery.
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Follow-up studies of Piaget's work on imitation indicate that infants __________.
A. cannot imitate something they saw a day earlier until 18 to 24 months of age B. younger than 18 months of age can imitate actions they witnessed up to four months earlier C. younger than 18 months can imitate an action they saw in real life but not an action they saw on video D. younger than 18 months can imitate one action they saw earlier, but no more than one action
A student is trying to commit to memory, for the first time, the various parts of the neuron. If she uses an elaborative rehearsal strategy to accomplish this, she will
a. write down the parts of the neuron as many times as possible. b. read about the different parts of the neuron again and again. c. repeat the different parts of the neuron in her mind after reading about them. d. imagine that the neuron is a person and that the body parts are similar to the neuron parts.
An elementary school teacher wants to know how receptive his students are to new ideas. He decides to present new ideas his students (randomly determined) during arithmetic class or during social studies class. Furthermore, he decides to present these new ideas either just before or just after recess. Which of the following results represents null results (no significant main effects and no
significant interaction)? a. The students always like the new ideas, but only in social studies, regardless of when recess occurs. b. The students never like the new ideas in either class, regardless of when recess occurs. c. The students only like the new ideas after recess. They don't like the new ideas before recess, and the type of class makes no difference. d. The students like the new ideas in social studies after recess but they like the new ideas in arithmetic before recess.
In some species, __________ is/are associated with longer life
A) telomere shortening B) elevated free-radical activity C) the absence of telomerase D) cross-linked protein fibers