A major difference between a cell axon and a cell dendrite is that a dendrite
a. is longer and thicker
b. conducts information toward the cell body
c. is encased in a myelin sheath
d. conducts information away from the cell body
b
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a. the TAT and free association. b. analysis of resistance and symbolism. c. self-report questionnaires, self-monitoring, and observations. d. scaling methods, both objective and subjective.
College completion rates are highest for __________
a) Asian Americans. b) White Americans. c) African Americans. d) Native Americans.
What are some problems in the argument that human behavior might be influenced
by hereditary factors? (a) one cannot ethically perform selective breeding studies on humans (b) human behavior is vastly more variable than that of many animals (c) human behavior is not as tightly controlled by genetic programs as animal behavior is (d) all of the above
Which of the following statements is the BEST example of a hypothesis about human development?
A) Cross-cultural studies have determined that human breast milk provides the ideal nutrition for infant brain development. B) Human breast milk contains nutrients that are essential for the formation of neurons and synapses in an infant's developing brain. C) Because human breast milk is a superior form of nutrition for infants, all newly-delivered women should be encouraged to breast feed their infants. D) If breast milk is a superior supplement for infant brain development, children who were breast-fed as infants should perform better on psychological tests than children who were not breast fed.