The _____ of pyramidal cells are triangular shaped.
A) dendrites
B) axons
C) cell bodies
D) interneurons
C) cell bodies
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A defense mechanism in which impulses are not only repressed, but are also held in check by through the exaggeration of opposite behavior, is known as
a. projection. b. rationalization. c. regression. d. reaction formation.
Regarding the culture-bound syndromes, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Victims believe that advanced cases of koro can cause death. b. Culture-bound syndromes that involve a fear of shrinking genitals has been reported in South and East Asia and in West Africa. c. Susto can result in a voodoo death, in which the person is literally scared to death. d. Men in Malaysia, Laos, the Philippines, and Polynesia who believe they have been insulted develop the condition known as hikikomori.
For infants living in orphanages or those who had to spend a significant amount of time in hospitals because of health problems during the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, death rates within their first year usually exceeded
a. 10%. c. 50%. b. 25%. d. 75%.
Bremer (1937) found that if the brain stem is cut between the medulla and the spinal cord, the animal:
a. sleeps constantly b. goes through its normal wake-sleep cycle c. is no longer able to sleep d. cannot perform the inverted-U function