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

Related Mcqs:

1. the human information-processing approach and the connectionist approach disagree with each other about how information is processed. How does the connectionist approachdiffer from the human information-processing approach?

   A. Connectionists can study the brain as it naturally occurs in real life situations B. Connectionists assume cognitive systems function as a whole versus by single components C. Connectionists support the idea of a centeral processor of control unit D. Connectionists assume parallel versus serial processing of information E. b and d...

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

   A. ion potential B. action potential C. resting discharge D. synapes...

3. information is remembered without explicit cues or stimuli, often verbatim in: ___________?

   A. recall B. recognition C. relearning D. reintegration....

4. The cell body of a neuron is also called the: ______________?

   A. dendrite B. axon C. myelin D. soma...

5. The study of mental processes such as thinking, perception, information, processing, etc. is a key element in psychology.

   A. humanistic B. cognitive C. behavioral D. biological...

6. The incoming flow of information from our sensory systems is referred to as ____________?

   A. sensation B. perception C. adaptation D. cognition...

7. The type of memory where information is stored for the shortest period of time is:

   A. lone-term memory B. sensory memory C. short-term memory D. flashbulb memory...

8. Revising a mental structure to incorporate new information is referred to as: _____________?

   A. accommodation B. schematizing C. prototyping D. retrieval...

9. Which of the following determines what information moves from sensory memory to short-term memory?

   A. consolidation B. an engram C. working memory D. selective attention...

10. The process holding information in memory is referred to as: ____________?

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