Studies conducted to test individual differences in stress reactivity, such as the one conducted by S. Cohen and colleagues in 2002, suggested that ________ is an important factor that influences the stress-illness relationship.
A. secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
B. activation of hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis
C. biological control of stress moderators
D. psychobiological reactivity to stress
Answer: D
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a. 10 b. 25 c. 50 d. 75
The importance of nonverbal behavior to social perception can be seen by the fact that e-mail messages
a. are often misinterpreted, especially when the writer is trying to be funny or sarcastic. b. have a stronger emotional impact on those who read them than do voicemail messages. c. are typically substantially longer and more richly detailed than text messages. d. are the preferred means of communication among younger but not older Americans.
How many pairs of spinal nerves do humans have?
a. 31 b. 22 c. 12 d. six
Regarding the Type A personality, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. One study of Type A personalities found that 15 percent of a group of 25-year-old doctors and lawyers who scored high on a hostility test were dead by age 50. b. While Type A behavior appears to promote heart disease, depression and distress may be what triggers a heart attack. c. The most damaging patterns of Type A personalities may occur in hostile persons who openly express their anger rather than suppressing it. d. The key psychological factors that increase heart disease risk appear to be anger, hostility, and mistrust.