Tony Is Taking His First Psychology Course

question 16

Short Answer

Tony is taking his first psychology course.He has been reading his textbook,taking notes in class,and performed well on the multiple choice tests so far.Now,his psychology instructor has given the class the assignment to look up some research articles in the PsycINFO database and to summarize them.Tony complains about this assignment,"Why am I wasting my time doing this? Why doesn't Dr.Colby just give us the articles so we can get right to reading and learning them?" Tony appears to think that only one competency for college psychology classes exists,which is the _______ of psychology.

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Definitions:

Motor Neurons

Neurons that are components of the route through which signals travel from the brain or spinal cord to muscles or glands.

Motor Neurons

Nerve cells forming part of the nervous system which initiate and conduct signals to muscles, causing them to contract or relax.

Central Nervous System

The part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord, responsible for processing and sending out neurological information.

Peripheral Nervous System

The part of the nervous system that consists of nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord, connecting the central nervous system to limbs and organs.