The individual nerve cells specialized to carry and process information are called
a. neurotransmitters.
b. synapses.
c. ions.
d. neurons.
ANSWER: d
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a. the fact that "nature says go and culture says stop" b. the automatic system c. the appraisal motive d. self-presentation
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Exposure therapy depends on the underlying processes of habituation and response extinction. 2. Imaginary exposure to feared stimuli is just as effective of an exposure technique as real-life exposure. 3. Exposure therapy is often used to treat major depressive disorders. 4. Exposure therapy usually begins by exposing clients to an intensely feared stimulus and then blocking their attempts to escape. 5. Behaviour therapy can be used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder.
When a child combines the yellow and blue crayon colors in her drawing, the resulting color is green. Why is this so?
a. Because in an additive color mixture, combining these two colors yields green. b. When yellow and blue are combined, the yellow absorbs the yellow, and the blue absorbs the blue, leaving green as the only remaining color. c. The only wavelengths that are not absorbed look green. d. Because of an afterimage created by the particular addition of these two colors.
All of the following are parts of the three-stage model of memory EXCEPT:
A) immediate storage. B) long-term storage. C) sensory storage. D) short-term storage.