In the patellar tap reflex, sensory information from the muscle spindle in the quadriceps muscle is sent through the dorsal spindal root directly to the primary motor cortex, resulting in action potentials being fired in the alpha motor neuron, causing the leg to kick

The _______________ is sometimes called "the emotional brain," although researchers have discovered it has functions unrelated to emotions and the term is falling out of favor

a. thalamus b. medulla c. reticular activating system d. limbic system

Don tells Ray he wants to get a new sports car. Ray immediately understands why, because he is familiar with the common characteristics of sports cars and knows what makes them different from family cars

Ray is using mental categories called __________ a) classes. b) concepts. c) attributes. d) classifications.