The part of a neuron which contains the nucleus, the largest amount of mass in the cell, and is where metabolism takes place, is the ______
a. axon
b. dendrite
c. cell membrane
d. cell body
d
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For Kant, the concept of ____ is characterized by possibility-impossibility, existence-nonexistence, and necessity and contingency
a. quality c. quantity b. modality d. relation
A student wants to determine, once and for all, whether girls and boys differ in overall intelligence. He intends to give intelligence tests to 500 boys and 500 girls. Although the study is approved by the Institutional Review Board,
one committee member writes the student a note with some good advice before he proceeds with the research. What might that advice be? a) The validity of intelligence tests does not justify their use in establishing sex differences. b) Most intelligence tests are designed so they balance out items on which males and females differ. c) Using tests to identify possible sex differences is a violation of federal law prohibiting discrimination. d) Questions raised about cultural bias should cause one to pause when considering such a use of intelligence
Due to a gastrointestinal disorder, Ruthann goes to the school nurse after lunch which causes her to miss the portion of the school day devoted to learning English. What effect will skipping this instruction have on her ability to learn language?
A. She will still be able to learn language without being formally taught. B. She will struggle to learn language without this formal instruction. C. She will learn language more efficiently than her classmates who received the formal instruction. D. She will be unable to communicate effectively with her teachers and classmates.
Photoreceptors use __________ and retinal ganglion cells use ___________ in the perception of color.
A. trichromatic coding; opponent-process coding B. trichromatic coding; trichromatic coding C. opponent-process coding; trichromatic coding D. opponent-process coding; opponent-process coding