Neurons are cells in the nervous system that function to process information. Each neuron consists of three parts. Name and describe each of the three parts

What will be an ideal response?


The cell body contains the nucleus of the cell. The dendrites are widely branching structures that receive transmissions from other neurons. The axon is a single, long, thin, straight fiber with branches near its tip.

Psychology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

Jonathan attends a psychology lecture. He spends 98% of class time listening to his professor and classmates and 2% of class time asking questions. Jonathan's primary role in this situation is ______.

A. language comprehender B. language reproducer C. semantic structurer D. lateral thinker

Psychology

Freud believed that the __________ begins to develop around age five or six and is learned from significant authority figures

a) id b) superego c) conscious d) ego

Psychology

A normal distribution is referred to as the ___________

a. mean b. standard deviation c. mode d. bell curve

Psychology