One explanation for _____________ disorders is that the body's flight-or-fight response is overactive

A) mood
B) anxiety
C) personality
D) schizophrenic


Answer: B
Rationale: Anxiety is based on a normal physiological and psychological response to stressful events known as the fight-or-flight response. These responses can be highly adaptive, but may become deregulated in anxiety disorders.

Psychology

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a. increased b. stayed constant c. disappeared d. became subtler

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The questionnaire measure used to assess an individual's authoritarian personality is referred to as the

a. A-scale. b. F-scale. c. Asch-scale. d. Milgram-scale.

Psychology

Most statistical techniques are based on the assumption that the population of observations is not normal

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following numbers correctly illustrates approximately how many sperm cells are contained in a single ejaculate?

a. around 1,000 b. 150 to 400 million c. It depends on the size of the ejaculate. d. It depends on the man's progesterone levels.

Psychology