The pituitary gland signals other glands to secrete hormones that stimulate pubertal changes in the body
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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The specialized receptors in the skin that sense cold and warmth are called:
A) thermometers. B) thermodynamic receptors. C) thermoreceptors. D) thermoconductors.
Which of the following is a reason to use a design with more than two levels of an independent variable?
a. It allows us to compare more than two kinds of treatment in one study. b. It allows us to measure more than one dependent variable. c. It allows us to manipulate more than one dependent variable. d. It allows us to use a factorial design.
Research on flashbulb memories has recently begun to raise some caveats about the phenomenon. What have researchers found recently that raises questions?
a) Flashbulb memories seem to be figments of imagination more than detailed recall of events from one's past. b) Flashbulb memories are a special form of eidetic imagery and therefore are far less common than was once believed. c) These memories do not seem to be as accurate as once thought; associated emotions may lead people to discuss the memory over and over, with the effect of altering the memory. d) The accuracy of many of these memories has more to do with press coverage and the ubiquity of cable television coverage of major news events than actual memories.
A promising approach for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease involves
A) an antagonist of glutamate receptors in brain. B) infusion of L-DOPA into the brain ventricles. C) a drug that blocks the immune system. D) a vaccine that passively stimulates the immune system to destroy ?-amyloid. E) the use of the opiate MPTP.