The main cause of coronary heart disease is _______________, which involves a gradual narrowing of the arteries that occurs as fatty deposits, or plaque, build up on the inner walls of the arteries.

A. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
B. transient ischemic attack
C. myocardial infarction
D. atherosclerosis
E. sclerosis


D. atherosclerosis

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Many standardized tests have a known ______.

A. population mean B. distribution C. sample mean D. central tendency

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Chapter 1 in your textbook discusses the Atkinson-Shiffrin model as an important example of the information-processing approach. According to this model,

a. almost all the stimuli that pass through sensory memory will end up in long-term memory. b. we need to identify the biological correlates of memory. c. memory can be represented as a series of stages, in which information is passed between separate storage areas. d. an item is more likely to be stored in memory if it is accompanied by insight.

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Horizontal cells receive input from _________ and provide output to _________

a. photoreceptors; bipolar cells b. photoreceptors; ganglion cells c. amacrine cells; bipolar cells d. bipolar cells; photoreceptors

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Working in a room with a comfortable air temperature would be an example of a secondary reinforcer

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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