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2861PsychologyMedium

An undersupply of the major inhibitory neurotransmitters known as ________ is linked to seizures.

Ainterneurons

BAch

Cserotonin

DGABA

Correct answer

D. GABA

Explanation

The correct answer is GABA.

2862PsychologyMedium

Receptors for the kinesthetic sense are found in the:

Ajoints and muscles

Bcochlea

Cbasilar membrane

Dligaments and tendons

Correct answer

A. joints and muscles

Explanation

The correct answer is joints and muscles.

2863PsychologyMedium

Fertilization of human eggs normally takes place in the ________?

Acervix

Bovaries

Cuterus

Dfallopian tubes

Correct answer

D. fallopian tubes

Explanation

The correct answer is fallopian tubes.

2864PsychologyMedium

In classical conditioning, events critical to the learning occur________the response:

Asimultaneously with

Bin a manner unrelated to

Cafter

Dbefore

Correct answer

D. before

Explanation

The correct answer is before.

2865PsychologyMedium

Noam Chomsky posited that humans have a unique, inborn ability to understand the structure of language and to apply this to language learning. Chomsky called this the ________?

Ainnate capability index

Bprosody index

Clanguage acquisition device

Dinnate surface structure ability

Correct answer

C. language acquisition device

Explanation

The correct answer is language acquisition device.

2866PsychologyMedium

Touch receptors are more numerous in the:

ASkin of the neck

BSkin of the abdomen

CEvenly distributed throughout the body

DFinger tips

Correct answer

D. Finger tips

Explanation

The correct answer is Finger tips.

2867PsychologyMedium

A parapsychologist would study which of the following phenomena?

Aprocognition

Ball of the above

Cpsycho-kinesis

Dtelepathy

Correct answer

B. all of the above

Explanation

The correct answer is all of the above.

2868PsychologyMedium

Which profession is most directly involved in the application of psychology’s principles to the workplace?

Aindustrial-organizational psychology

Bsocial psychology

Cpersonality psychology

Ddevelopment psychology

Correct answer

A. industrial-organizational psychology

Explanation

The correct answer is industrial-organizational psychology.

2869PsychologyMedium

Freud was a: ________?

APsychologist

BPhysician

CBehaviorist

DStructuralist

Correct answer

A. Psychologist

Explanation

The correct answer is Psychologist.

2870PsychologyMedium

The psychoanalytic perspective is distinctive because it emphasizes that behavior is influenced by ________?

Aenvironmental forces

Bunconscious desires and unresolved conflicts

Ca conscious understanding of life circumstances

Dgenetics, nutrition and blood chemistry

Correct answer

B. unconscious desires and unresolved conflicts

Explanation

The correct answer is unconscious desires and unresolved conflicts.

2861PsychologyMedium

An undersupply of the major inhibitory neurotransmitters known as ________ is linked to seizures.

Ainterneurons

BAch

Cserotonin

DGABA

Correct answer

D. GABA

Explanation

The correct answer is GABA.

2862PsychologyMedium

Receptors for the kinesthetic sense are found in the:

Ajoints and muscles

Bcochlea

Cbasilar membrane

Dligaments and tendons

Correct answer

A. joints and muscles

Explanation

The correct answer is joints and muscles.

2863PsychologyMedium

Fertilization of human eggs normally takes place in the ________?

Acervix

Bovaries

Cuterus

Dfallopian tubes

Correct answer

D. fallopian tubes

Explanation

The correct answer is fallopian tubes.

2864PsychologyMedium

In classical conditioning, events critical to the learning occur________the response:

Asimultaneously with

Bin a manner unrelated to

Cafter

Dbefore

Correct answer

D. before

Explanation

The correct answer is before.

2865PsychologyMedium

Noam Chomsky posited that humans have a unique, inborn ability to understand the structure of language and to apply this to language learning. Chomsky called this the ________?

Ainnate capability index

Bprosody index

Clanguage acquisition device

Dinnate surface structure ability

Correct answer

C. language acquisition device

Explanation

The correct answer is language acquisition device.

2866PsychologyMedium

Touch receptors are more numerous in the:

ASkin of the neck

BSkin of the abdomen

CEvenly distributed throughout the body

DFinger tips

Correct answer

D. Finger tips

Explanation

The correct answer is Finger tips.

2867PsychologyMedium

A parapsychologist would study which of the following phenomena?

Aprocognition

Ball of the above

Cpsycho-kinesis

Dtelepathy

Correct answer

B. all of the above

Explanation

The correct answer is all of the above.

2868PsychologyMedium

Which profession is most directly involved in the application of psychology’s principles to the workplace?

Aindustrial-organizational psychology

Bsocial psychology

Cpersonality psychology

Ddevelopment psychology

Correct answer

A. industrial-organizational psychology

Explanation

The correct answer is industrial-organizational psychology.

2869PsychologyMedium

Freud was a: ________?

APsychologist

BPhysician

CBehaviorist

DStructuralist

Correct answer

A. Psychologist

Explanation

The correct answer is Psychologist.

2870PsychologyMedium

The psychoanalytic perspective is distinctive because it emphasizes that behavior is influenced by ________?

Aenvironmental forces

Bunconscious desires and unresolved conflicts

Ca conscious understanding of life circumstances

Dgenetics, nutrition and blood chemistry

Correct answer

B. unconscious desires and unresolved conflicts

Explanation

The correct answer is unconscious desires and unresolved conflicts.