When receptor cells slow down or reduce their firing rates in response to a constant stimulus, this is called:

a. adaptation.
b. habituation.
c. sensitivity.
d. receptors alert.


a. adaptation.

Psychology

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a. unoccupied b. solitary c. onlooker d. associative

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When Herbert Benson stripped transcendental meditation of what he considered its nonessentials, he developed a brief procedure he called a. mantra meditation

b. simplified transcendental meditation (STM). c. relaxation response. d. progressive relaxation.

Psychology

The _________________ literally owns the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for all professions, meaning they wield enormous power because this is how all health professionals bill for their services

a. American Psychological Association c. American Psychiatric Association b. National Institutes of Health d. American Medical Association.

Psychology

Recently, Elizabeth has felt anxious much of the time, and her anxiety has caused her to perform some compulsive rituals that are highly unusual. Her job and her friends, however, have not been affected. Elizabeth is "abnormal" according to the definition based on

a. violation of social norms and disability/dysfunction/impairment. b. subjective distress. c. disability/dysfunction/impairment. d. violation of social norms and subjective distress.

Psychology