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Exocytosis can be described as...

A process by which the contents of a cell vacuole are released to the exterior through fusion of the vacuole membrane with the cell membrane

To prove that electrical stimulation can produce intense feelings of anxiety, the mad scientist would stimulate his victim's...

Amygdala

Psychoactive drugs classified as _______ aid stimulation of receptor sites in the brain, while those classified as _______ block stimulation of receptor sites in the brain.

Agonists; antagonist

Patient H.M., whose hippocampi and medial temporal lobes were removed, suffered from....

Anterograde amnesia

You are reading a really boring assignment for another class. To motivate yourself to keep going, you promise yourself a piece of chocolate for every ten pages you read. You are using a _______ reinforcement schedule.

Fixed ratio

A correlation of −0.80 between meditation and anxiety symptoms would indicate....

Meditation predicts lower levels of anxiety

When there is resting potential, the inside of the cell is....

Negative relative to the outside

Kira experienced an accident where she had significant damage to her broca's area. What is she likely to have as a result?

Produce labored and telegraphic speech

One key difference between sensory memory and short-term memory is that...

Short-term memories can be described, while sensory memories cannot

The idea that children are born with no knowledge or "content" whatsoever and are "filled" by life experiences is called....

Tabula rasa

Which aspect of Thomas Hobbes's philosophy of materialism could be considered a precursor to a science of psychology?

The belief that thought is a result of physical processes in the brain

When is action potential conducted the quickest?

Thicker and myelinated


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