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| Twin studies suggest that a strong influence on personality traits like emotional stability comes from | genetic predispositions.
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| This can be the result of being exposed to a stimulating environment & exercise. | Neurogenesis
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| The unique personalities of children evoke predictable responses from their caregivers. This best illustrates the ________ of nature and nurture. | interaction
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| The prevalence of genetically predisposed traits that have a reproductive advantage is best explained in terms of | natural selection
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| Many genes respond to environmental conditions, reacting to different environmental contexts in different ways. This characteristic of genes is called what? | self-regulation
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| The diversity of human traits is enabled by our shared | adaptive capacity
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| The knee-jerk reflex is controlled by interneurons in the | spinal cord
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| Which of the following are located exclusively within the brain and spinal cord? | interneurons
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| For you to be able to run, ________ must relay messages from your central nervous system to your leg muscles. | motor neurons
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| Messages are transmitted from your spinal cord to your digestive system's stomach muscles by the | sympathetic nervous system.
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| Motor neurons are to the ________ nervous system as interneurons are to the ________ nervous system. | peripheral; central
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| Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that travel across the | synaptic gap.
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| An axon is | the extension of a neuron that carries messages away from the cell body.
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| If a professor accused you of cheating on a test, your adrenal glands would probably release ________ into your bloodstream. | epinephrine
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| The depolarization of a neural membrane can create a(n) | action potential.
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| The tremors of Parkinson's disease result from the death of nerve cells that produce the neurotransmitter | dopamine
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| Oversupply of this neurotransmitter is linked to migraines and headaches, which is why some people avoid food with MSG added. | Glutamate
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| Schizophrenia is most closely linked with excess receptor activity for the neurotransmitter | dopamine
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| Botulin is a poison with a molecular structure so similar to acetylcholine (ACh) that it blocks the effects of ACh in synapses, making botulin which kind of molecule? | antagonist
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| Alzheimer's disease is most closely linked to the deterioration of neurons that produce | acetylcholine
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