Circle the letter of the best SYNONYM for the word in bold-faced type.

peripheral to the debate a. obtrusive b. essential c. immaterial d. ephemeral e. tangential

Circle the letter of the best SYNONYM for the word in bold-faced type.

dedicated to altruism a. honesty b. faith c. self-interest d. altercation e. unselfishness

Fill in each blank with the most appropriate word from this Lesson . Use a word or any of its forms only once.

Louis Pasteur, the ____________________ of pasteurization, discovered the process of applying heat to kill microorganisms that cause fermentation and disease.

Circle the letter of the best SYNONYM for the word in bold-faced type.

A mathematical paradigm a. angle b. hypothesis c. model d. parameter e. equivalent

Matching: On the line at the left, write the letter of the phrase that provides the most appropriate example of the numbered word.

1. paradox A. a month-old newspaper

2. epitaph B. peace and war

3. extrusion C. a deer in the vegetable garden

4. paradigm D. Siamese twins

5. antithesis E. "To a [dead] Mouse"*

6. requiem F. "Gone but not forgotten"

7. juxtaposition G. $2+2=4$

8. interloper H. Albert Einstein

9. paragon I. lava from a volcano

10. ephemera J. a Pyrrhic victory

Circle the letter of the best answer.

1. Which word is not derived from ponere? a. juxtapose b. opponent c. propinquity d. interpose e. expound

Circle the letter of the best answer

Which word is not derived best answer from. ponere? a. juxtapose b. opponent c. propinquity d. interpose e. expound

Circle the letter of the sentence in which the word in bold-faced type is used incorrectly..

• a. Dorothea Lange’s famous photograph of a migrant mother and her children epitomizes the poverty and despair of dust bowI refugees during the 1930s.
• b. In the Deep South moon pies are the epitome of snack food, combining the sweetness of marshmallow cream with chocolate or butterscotch-covered vanilla wafers.
• c. The epitome of greed , two social-climbing daughters coldly and persistently impoverish their doting father in Balzac’s Pere Goriot.
• d. Mountain climbers did not reach the epitome of Mount Everest

archaic (ar ka' Ik)

adj. 1. Characteristic of a much earlier or primitive period. Anglo-Saxon, the archaic form of English, flourished in England for several hundred years before giving way to an influx of languages influenced by Latin.

Fill in each blank with the most appropriate word from this Lesson . Use a word or any of its forms only once.

Although university students in China have pressed for social change, their influence has been __________________________ because they represent such a small percentage of the population.

Which is the priority nursing intervention for a client admitted for acute alcohol intoxication?

A. Darken the room to reduce stimuli in order to prevent seizures.

B. Assess aggressive behaviors in order to intervene to prevent injury to self or others.

C. Administer lorazepam (Ativan) to reduce the rebound effects on the central nervous system.

D. Teach the negative effects of alcohol on the body.

Which of the following statements about the routes of persuasive messages is true?

a. Persuasion usually occurs via the central route.

b. Attitudes formed via the central route are longer lasting than those formed via the peripheral route.

c. Attitudes formed via the peripheral route are better predictors of behavior than those formed via the central route.

d. Attitudes formed via the central route are longer lasting, but those formed via the peripheral route are more resistant to challenge

Match the item with the most closely related item dual innervation a. cover CNS axons with myelin b. carry sensory information to the brain c. occurs along unmyelinated axons d. outermost covering of brain and spinal cord e. production of CSF f. supporting cells g. controls smooth and cardiac muscle, glands, and fat cells h. occurs along myelinated axons i. link between nervous and endocrine systems j. carry motor commands to spinal cord k. ef erent division of the PNS l. controls contractions of skeletal muscles m. masses of neuron cell bodies n. connects the brain to the spinal cord o. stretch ref ex p. af erent division of the PNS q. maintains muscle tone and posture r. “rest and digest” division s. opposing ef ects t. “fight or flight” division

In contrast to other early psychologists, Sigmund Freud gained his understanding of human behavior

A. in a laboratory.
B. in consultations with patients.
C. through systematic surveys.
D. through studies of the nervous system.