The hormone ________ may be responsible for women's stress response being characterized as "tend and befriend" rather than "fight or flight."

A) ?adrenocorticotropic hormone
B) ?cortisol
C) ?norepinephrine
D) ?oxytocin


D

Psychology

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a. r = +1.00 b. r = +.65 c. r = -1.00 d. r = -.45

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What term did Galton use for the improvement of living organisms through selective breeding?

a. Phrenology b. Eugenics c. Anthropometry d. Sociobiology

Psychology

All of the following may be considered practical limitations of science except:

a. Many of the problems we face in society are far too complex to study with present day methods. b. Some scientific research is too costly to conduct. c. Scientists are often forced to investigate problems that appear to have solutions rather than the most important ones. d. Science is not well suited to study questions concerning ultimate values

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Peter was raised in the southern United States. When he feels that he has been insulted, it is likely that ________

a. his body will produce large amounts of cortisol. b. he will quickly realize it is unimportant and shrug it off. c. his body will decrease the amount of cortisol it produces. d. he will feel ashamed and will experience a decrease in testosterone production.

Psychology