After Debbie's car accident, as the doctor asked her if it hurt here or if it hurt when he pressed this hard
Debbie understood why she could tell the differences in amount of pressure the doctor used; her sensory neurons coded the different pressures via:
A) Different magnitude action potentials
B) Differences in threshold
C) Different neurotransmitters
D) Different rates of firing in neurons
D
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Chapter 12 discussed a new area of research called fat studies. The major emphasis in this field is that
a. our culture needs to place more emphasis on the way that high-fat foods are very dangerous to our health. b. exercise is the only effective way to lose weight. c. we live in a culture that has negative attitudes toward fat people. d. when people lose weight by eating healthier food, they seldom regain the lost weight.
The following, 
. represents ______.
A. the marginal means B. the main means C. the variance means D. the grand mean
According to Freud, which of the following begins at puberty and ends with the person having a mature capacity for love and the realization of full adult sexuality?
a. genital stage b. organismic valuing c. phallic stage d. self-actualization
Which of the following body types and temperaments is thin, with a small bone structure and very little fat on the body and, according to Sheldon, the person’s personality is anxious, self- conscious, artistic, and quiet.
a. Somatotypes b. Ectomorphs c. Endomorphs d. Mesomorphs