The conduction of a nerve impulse down the axon is called a(n): ____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. The part of the nerve cell specialized for conducting information is the: ___________?

   A. axon B. cell body C. soma D. neurilemma...

2. When Edward Titchener founded a psychology laboratory at Cornell University, he used the approach called ____________?

   A. Behaviorism B. Structuralism C. Functionalism D. Psychoanalysis...

3. The kind of therapy developed by Freud is called ____________?

   A. Gestalt therapy B. psychoanalysis C. behavior modification D. S-R therapy...

4. The tendency for prior learning to inhibit recall later learning is called: ____________?

   A. encoding failure B. repression C. retroactive interference. D. proactive interference...

5. Decreased perceptual response to a repeated stimulus is called: ____________?

   A. habituation B. selective attention C. divided attention D. hallucination...

6. Transforming incoming information into a usable form is the stage of memory called: ____________?

   A. retrieval B. encoding C. storage D. organization...

7. The phenomenon of certain colours appearing to change brightness under different levels of illumination is called:____________?

   A. Phi-phenomenon B. Purkinje phenomenon C. Emmert’s phenomenon D. Stereoscopic phenomenon...

8. Organizing information into larger units as a way of improving the efficiency of short-term memory is called: ____________?

   A. chunking B. categorizationn C. verbal labeling D. symbolization...

9. Information processed below the normal level of awareness is called: ____________?

   A. adaptive B. subnormal C. psychophysical D. subliminal...

10. The initial stage of learning a response is called: ____________?

    A. conditioning B. extinction C. contiguity D. acquisition...