A sleepy driver rounds a bend and sees a deer standing in the road. The driver snaps to attention and applies the brakes, averting the accident, because his brain was aroused by the

a. parasympathetic nervous system.
b. reticular activating system (RAS).
c. thalamus.
d. pineal gland.


B

Psychology

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Fill in the blank with correct word

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