Multiple sclerosis is a disease that involves problems with the
a. dendrites.
b. soma, or cell body.
c. axon.
d. myelin sheath.
e. terminal buttons.
d. myelin sheath.
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If Heather is fired from her job, gets cut off in traffic, and loses her cell phone when she drops her purse near a street grate, and then goes home and kicks her poodle when it greets her at the door,
Heather is exhibiting the defense mechanism of sublimation. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following do split-brain patients allow us to study?
A. How each hemisphere communicates with the other side B. The functioning of each hemisphere independent of the other C. The progression of Alzheimer's disease D. How the brain processes auditory information
Which of the following best describes a person exhibiting self-efficacy?
A) Sarah has been working hard in the pool and is confident that she can set a personal record in the 100-meter butterfly.
B) Serena has been working hard in the pool, too, but she's worried that the illnesses she experienced early in the season will prevent her from setting a personal record in the 100- meter backstroke.
C) Susan is positive that the personal record she set last season in the 100-meter breaststroke was a fluke, so she stands no chance of setting one this season, no matter how hard she works at practice.
D) Suzanne works hard at practice, but she believes her ability to set a personal record in the 100-meter freestyle is out of her hands.
A psychologist wants to determine the criterion-related validity of an intelligence test by determining how well it predicts a student's placement in a special class. If the psychologist used the intelligence test for both diagnosis and special class placement, that criterion would be said to be
A. invalid. B. negatively skewed. C. irrelevant. D. contaminated.