The capacity of glucocorticoids to impair specific immune responses involves
a. activation of the paraventricular hypotalamus by ACTH.
b. interference with B-lymphocyte function.
c. increased release of the interleukins.
d. interference with cytokine stimulation of other white blood cells.
e. interference with T-lymphocyte function.
Answer: d. interference with cytokine stimulation of other white blood cells.
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a) a self-fulfilling prophecy. b) a situational bias. c) an internal bias. d) a self-serving bias.
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A) symbolic thought. B) animism. C) object permanence. D) centration.
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A. amygdala. B. prefrontal cortex. C. hippocampus. D. pons.