The white, fatty covering that surrounds some axons is ______

a. the cell membrane
b. glial tissue
c. the synaptic cleft
d. the myelin sheath


d

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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If you were to take a drug that made your mouth constantly wet, your water intake would

a. increase. b. decrease. c. remain normal. d. not be predictable.

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Which of the following pairs of variables are most likely to be positively correlated?

a. feelings of love; likelihood of a break-up b. partying; grades c. flossing; cavities d. consumption of fatty foods; risk of heart disease

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To categorize people's level of moral development using Kohlberg's approach, a psychologist would

a. observe their behavior in situations in which conflicts occur between personal needs and those of others. b. pose situations involving moral dilemmas to them and study the reasons they give for the actions they recommend. c. ask them to classify behaviors as legal, illegal, moral, and immoral. d. ask them to rank values that involve specific ways of reaching their own goals from most important to least important.

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