When the stereocilia of a vestibular receptor deflect towards its kinocilium, the cell ___.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


Ans: depolarizes and excites adjoining nerve cells

Psychology

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A ____ is a system that translates data from outside the nervous system into neural activity, thus giving the brain information about the world.?

a. ?perception b. ?stimulus c. ?receptive field d. ?sense

Psychology

Describe Walter’s temperament traits, according to Cattell’s trait approach.

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

According to the text, a lesion to which of the following brain structures has been shown to result in brain death?

A. Reticular formation B. Thalamus C. Default mode network D. Cerebral cortex

Psychology

Kayla hugged her doll because she said that her doll was "crying." Her belief that her doll is alive illustrates the concept of:

a. animism b. egocentrism c. artificialism d. centration

Psychology