I am the "master gland" that triggers the release of hormones from all other endocrine glands. I am the ______ gland
a. pituitary
b. thyroid
c. adrenal
d. testes
a
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A normal, healthy animal never contracts the flexor muscles and the extensor muscles of the same leg at the same time. Why not? a. When the interneuron sends excitatory messages to one, inhibitory messages go to the other
b. Both muscles are mechanically connected in a way that makes it impossible for both to contract at the same time. c. Such coordination is learned through prenatal movement. d. Both muscles are controlled by branches of the same axon.
Hostile aggression is provoked
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Doumitra is telling Carrie about a movie she saw last month. She knows that Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal both star in the movie and that it involves a scary bunny rabbit, but she cannot come up with the title of the movie. According to the textbook, such difficulty in retrieving information is known as ____.?
a. ?spreading activation b. ?proactive inhibition c. ?the primacy effect d. ?incomplete knowledge
When substantial sex differences are found between girls and boys, a. boys and girls typically show different patterns of behaviors. b. boys are usually found to be superior.c girls are usually fund to be superior
c. different patterns are sometimes found but do not seem to be significant.