Quinn was driving his car on an icy road when the back end started to skid out of control. His car crossed the centerline, and he could see the headlights of rapidly approaching oncoming traffic. His entire body became energized. His heart rate and respiration increased, and he began to perspire profusely. According to Selye's general activation syndrome (GAS), Quinn was experiencing:
a. a resistance reaction
b. physiological exhaustion
c. an alarm reaction
d. autonomic rebound
C
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a. Rorschach Inkblot Test b. Thematic Apperception Test c. Myers-Briggs Test d. The MMPI
An illusion due to misleading cues in stimuli which cause us to create perceptions that are inaccurate or impossible is called a(n) _______ illusion
a. perceptual b. induced c. physical d. stroboscopic
Which model combines the attractive and unattractive attributes to arrive at a total score for each alternative?
a. additive model c. elimination-by-aspects b. additive-difference model d. conjunctive model
Dr. Foraker works with mice in his laboratory. He has found that if he isolates male mice, he sees _____
A. an increase in aggressive behavior. B. a decrease in aggressive behavior. C. an increase in serotonin turnover. D. an increase in dopamine turnover.