The subdivision of the peripheral nervous
system that is made up of all nerves carrying messages from the senses to the central nervous system and all nerves carrying messages from the central nervous system to skeletal muscles is called the _________.
a) autonomic nervous system
b) parasympathetic nervous system
c) somatic nervous system
d) central nervous system
ANS: c
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A. pre- and postsynaptic neurons are simultaneously active. B. activity of the pre- and postsynaptic neurons are not synchronized. C. activity in the postsynaptic neuron precedes activity in the presynaptic neuron. D. the pre- and postsynaptic neurons use the same neurotransmitter substances.
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A. initial B. second C. halfway D. last
________ intelligence involves raw mental ability, pattern recognition, and abstract reasoning and is applied to a problem that a person has never confronted before.
A. Alternative B. Fluid C. Amorphous D. Crystallized
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A) ?targeting; stimulus control B) ?chaining; overgeneralization C) ?targeting; negative reinforcement D) ?chaining; stimulus control