What is the difference in function between the dendrites and the axon of a neuron?

a. Dendrites synthesize proteins, and the axon contains the chromosomes.
b. Dendrites contain the chromosomes and the axon synthesizes proteins
c. Dendrites send messages and the axon receives messages
d. Dendrites receive messages and the axon sends messages


d

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a. ?projective test b. ?rating scale c. ?clinical interview d. ?personality inventory

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Through accommodation, infants

a. compensate for their lack of experience in communicating their needs to others. b. modify existing schemas to fit new information. c. transform new information to fit existing schemas. d. apply existing information to new information. e. learn that objects do not disappear even though they are out of sight.

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Jodie insists on getting to class two hours before an exam so she has plenty of time to review her notes in the same classroom where she learned the information and will be taking the exam. She must believe in ______.

A. environmental context effects B. mood-dependent effects C. transfer-inappropriate processing D. the serial position curve

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Which correlation coefficient best indicates an inverse, or negative, relationship?

a.  -5.83   b.  .314   c.  0.01   d.  -.85   e.  1.34

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