A sensory ________ is a specialized neuron that detects sensory energy in the outside world

a. neurite
b. axon
c. glial cell
d. receptor
e. effector


d. receptor

Psychology

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Replacing leaders and decreasing communication are common responses to overstaffing.

  a.  True   b.  False

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Akon and Eda were enrolled in different sections of the same English course. When Akon was taking his final exam in the course, there was some construction going on outside the room where the exam was held. It was noisy and Akon found it difficult to concentrate. Eda wrote her final in the evening, and the building was quiet, with no distractions. In this example, the administration of the

English final: a. did not have high test-retest reliability b. did not have construct validity c. was not standardized across the course sections d. would have high predictive validity

Psychology

A researcher tests the hypothesis that weight gain among college freshman is greatest for very impulsive students. To test this hypothesis, he records impulsivity and weight in a sample of high school seniors, and again records these measures in the same sample after these students finish their freshman year of college. What type of developmental research design is described in this example?

A. case study design B. longitudinal design C. cross-sectional design D. cohort-sequential design

Psychology

An intervention:

A) deliberately introduces change in the normal environment B) seeks to change behavior C) can be broader in focus than a field experiment D) all of the above

Psychology