A specialized cell that makes up the nervous system that receives and sends messages within that system is called a

a. glial cell.
b. neuron.
c. cell body.
d. myelin sheath.
e. oligodendrocyte.


b. neuron.

Psychology

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The greater incidence of Eating Disorders among women than men may be due to society:

a. Underpaying women so that they have less access to resources. b. Valuing women for their physical appearance. c. Encouraging men to develop self-control and constraint. d. Becoming more industrial with fewer social supports.

Psychology

Which of the following has been advanced as one of the biological explanations of schizophrenia?

a. brain abnormalities b. extra dopamine receptors c. genes d. All of the above

Psychology

Researchers who wished to have a full view of a structure from the top of the head would use a _________ section

a. sagittal b. coronal c. horizontal d. midsagittal

Psychology

In America, Wilhelm Wundt's ideas were popularized by one of his students, E. B. Titchener, who gave Wundt's approach the name

a. structuralism. b. psychoanalysis. c. functionalism. d. behaviorism.

Psychology