Sudden cardiac death is the result of extreme ___ activity, which destabilizes the heart's contractions
a. cortisol
b. sympathetic
c. parasympathetic
d. hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal
B
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Which of these was an important implication of Thorndike's research on cats in puzzle boxes? a. Animal species with larger brains tend to learn more rapidly
b. Learned responses are forgotten quickly unless they are frequently rehearsed. c. Simple explanations are possible for apparently complex behaviors. d. Animals profit from living in group cages instead of individual cages.
Dominic is at a job interview sitting across from the company's CEO, Ms. Bing. While she takes a phone call, Dominic tries to recall her first name. Her business card is on the desk, but its orientation is not facing Dominic straight on. The business card has the initial of Ms. Bing's first name, so Dominic mentally rotates that initial letter into a straight-up orientation. For which angle
(compared to the final straight-up orientation) would you predict Dominic would be fastest in identifying the initial? a. 30 degrees b. 60 degrees c. 90 degrees d. 180 degrees
In contrast with other designs, the ____ research design has a unique capability to assess whether harmful cohort effects are present
a. experimental b. sequential c. correlational d. cross-sectional
The brain's ability to change and adapt in response to experience, through neurogenesis, or by reorganizing or growing new neural connections, is called ________
a. constructivism. b. proliferation. c. optimization. d. plasticity.