Psychology’s answer to the question of whether we are born or made tends to be:
Correct answer is: C. We are both born and made
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The reason the SQ3R method is effective is that:
Correct answer is: A. It breaks a reading assignment down into manageable segments and requires understanding before you move on
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Critical thinking skills:
Correct answer is: D. Need to be deliberately taught because they often do not develop by themselves with standard content instruction
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A neural impulse is initiated when a neuron’s charge momentarily becomes less negative, or even positive. This event is called:
Correct answer is: A. An action potential
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Neurons convey information about the strength of stimuli by varying:
Correct answer is: C. The rate at which they fire action potentials
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Alterations in activity at dopamine synapses have been implicated in the development of:
Correct answer is: B. Schizophrenia
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Jim just barely avoided a head-on collision on a narrow road. With heart pounding, hands shaking, and body perspiring, Jim recognizes that these are signs of the body’s fight or flight response, which is controlled by the:
Correct answer is: D. Sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
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The scientist who won a Nobel prize for his work with split-brain patients is:
Correct answer is: B. Paul Broca
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