What are mirror neurons?  How do they help us understand other people's goals and intentions?

What will be an ideal response?


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Psychology

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A brain "hardwired" for _____ would always show a high level of sensitivity toward others

a. communality b. agency c. systemize d. gender identity

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Who proposed the triangular theory of love?

a) Robert Sternberg b) Soloman Asch c) Stanly Milgram d) Philip Zimbardo

Psychology

If you stare at a yellow object for a long time and then look at a piece of white paper, you will see the image in ______.

A. blue B. green C. red D. yellow

Psychology

Which of the following statements is false, regarding monoamine transporters (MATs)?

a. MATs are responsible for the reabsorption of monoamine molecules into the presynaptic neuron. b. MATs are large protein molecules that span the membrane of the presynaptic axon terminal. c. Each of the monoamines has its own special transporter, such as the DAT for dopamine and the SERT for serotonin. d. MATs are structurally very similar to one another and are therefore capable of transporting molecules of each other’s monoamine neurotransmitter. e. MATs facilitate the packaging of newly synthesized molecules of monoamine into synaptic vesicles.

Psychology