As you watch your favorite team play football on a brisk Sunday afternoon, you start thinking back to your recent lecture on neuropsychology. You watch as the quarterback sends a blistering pass to the wide receiver,
who takes the ball and heads upfield with it. If you were to relate this scene to a neuron's activities, which football player would represent the presynaptic neuron?
a. The defender
b. The receiver
c. The quarterback
d. None of the players would represent the presynaptic neuron. The action of the presynaptic neuron would best be represented by the referee on the field.
C
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a. people's thoughts are probably limited by the words in their language b. the need to think about things differently changes a language rather than vice versa c. something must occur before a word for that thing can be developed d. people can think about things for which they have no words in their language
Lenny is enrolled in a study examining the psychological treatment of phobias. He sees a therapist weekly and receives support and encouragement, but no gradual exposure. Lenny is most likely in
a) a treatment group. b) a placebo control group. c) an independent variable group. d) a low severity group.