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When a person performs perceptual tasks like viewing and appreciating works of art in a museum, she is likely processing the perceptions more in her __________, whereas when a person performs language or mathematical tasks, she is likely depending more on her __________.

The part of the neuron that transmits outgoing messages either to another neuron or to a muscle or gland is the:

Abnormally low levels of norepinephrine and serotonin are believed to be related to:

The term consciousness refers to:

The results of an experiment indicate that going without sleep has a significant negative effect on memory abilities as measured by a memory test.  In this experiment, sleep deprivation is the __________, whereas performance on a memory test is the __________.

Sleep patterns change across the life-span in that:

A person recovering from a traumatic head injury finds she has great difficulty maintaining balance and coordinating muscle movements. Injury to which part of her brain is likely to cause these impairments?

Observe the following image. Which monocular depth cue is most responsible for the perception of depth in the picture above?

_______________ psychologists design curriculum and develop learning materials, whereas _______________ psychologists help students who are dealing with daily problems or learning disabilities that interfere with learning.

While neurons can vary in shape and size, they typically have: