The mechanoreceptors primarily responsible for feeling the vibrations from an electric toothbrush are _____ because these receptors contain an "onion-like" series of layers
A) ?Pacinian corpuscles
B) ?Merkel receptors
C) ?Ruffini cylinders
D) ?Meissner corpuscles
A
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Which of the following journal titles examines gender as a subject variable, as opposed to gender as a stimulus variable?
a. "Gender Comparisons in the Use of Dirty Words" b. "A Comparison of Catholic Feminist Women and Catholic Traditionalist Women" c. "How People Rate Male and Female Drivers" d. "Stereotypes About Male and Female Athletes"
Johannah is studying ADHD and has asked the mothers of ADHD children how diet has affected their children's symptoms. According to the textbook, what response is Johannah most likely to get from the mothers?
A. when children were given diets with high levels of sodium their hyperactivity worsened B. the children's symptoms increased when they consumed an artificial sweetener C. the symptoms decreased when the diet is low in protein D. low-calorie diets decrease the symptoms of the disorder
Modern antidepressants such as fluoxetine (Prozac) exert their effects by a. promoting serotonin synthesis
b. enhancing serotonin release. c. inhibiting the reuptake of serotonin. d. activating serotonin receptors.
How do we distinguish learning from maturation?
a) Learning occurs before maturation. b) Experience is not necessary for maturation to occur. c) Only primates learn, but maturation occurs in all species. d) Learning is a relatively permanent change, whereas maturation fluctuates.