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Question number: 238
» Sensation & Perception » Sensory Adaptations » Vision
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Convergence of the eyes in controlled primarily by:
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| Choice (5) | Response | |
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| a. | Muscles of iris |
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| b. | Curvature of lens |
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| c. | Ciliary muscle of eye |
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| d. | Fixature of lens |
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| e. | Extrinsic muscle of the eye |
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Question number: 239
» Sensation & Perception » Sensory Adaptations » Other Important Senses
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The ________ sense provides information about the head’s position in space and helps in the maintenance of balance.
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| Choice (5) | Response | |
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| a. | Vision |
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| b. | transcutaneous |
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| c. | somatosensory |
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| d. | kinesthetic |
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| e. | vestibular |
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Question number: 240
» Abnormal Psychology » Somatoform Disorders
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Overeating in children
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| Choice (5) | Response | |
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| a. | may be discouraged because the parent considers a fat baby unhealthy or undesirable. |
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| b. | sometimes is encouraged by a parent who is anorexic. |
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| c. | promotes the development of a healthy diet. |
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| d. | leads to the development of good food habits and provides life-long consequences. |
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| e. | leads to the development of eating habits and conflicts that have life-long consequences. |
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Question number: 241
» Developmental Psychology » Developmental Theories » Stability & Change
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Erikson’s psychosocial developmental stage in which success is achieved by having a secure social attachment with a caregiver is known as:
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| Choice (5) | Response | |
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| a. | integrity versus despair |
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| b. | generativity versus stagnation |
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| c. | trust versus mistrust |
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| d. | autonomy versus shame and doubt |
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| e. | industry versus inferiority |
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Question number: 242
» Biological Bases of Behavior » Neuroanatomy » Peripheral Nervous System
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The “emergency” part of the nervous system that prepares the body for “fight or flight” is the ________ branch.
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| Choice (5) | Response | |
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| a. | central |
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| b. | autonomous |
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| c. | parasympathetic |
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| d. | peripheral |
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| e. | sympathetic |
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