The phase of the general adaptation syndrome in which the body uses energy to draw on its stores of fat and muscle is called:
A) reaction.
B) resistance.
C) exhaustion.
D) alarm.
D) alarm.
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A clinical psychologist notes that an unusually large number of obese people are depressed or anxious, and she offers an explanation that excess weight causes emotional disorders. Her explanation is a(n)
a. hypothesis. b. theory. c. opinion. d. fact.
Which of the following statements is true of a neural impulse?
A) A neural impulse jumps across a synaptic cleft like an electrical spark because of the polarization of chloride ions. B) The process by which a neural impulse travels is electrochemical. C) A neural impulse is carried by efferent neurons and not by afferent neurons. D) The strength of a neural impulse varies from high to low depending on the distance travelled by it.
A shy and timid child works up the courage to raise his hand to answer a question. The teacher calls on him and the child delivers an excellent answer. The teacher exclaims, "That is the best answer I have heard all week! Great job! Come up to the front of the room to get a sticker!" Unfortunately, the child found all of this attention unpleasant and no longer answers questions in class. His
behaviour of answering questions was: A) positively reinforced. B) negatively reinforced. C) positively punished. D) negatively punished.
Infants look longer at patterns that
a. are colorful. c. have less information. b. have more information. d. are larger.