Simon is stressed about a fender bender car accident at a busy intersection. His physiological core response to the stress is that his blood pressure is raised due to:
a. an increase in his blood sugar
b. catecholamines and cortisol, which pump into the bloodstream and increase blood flow
c. reduced metabolization of food that was eaten prior to the accident
d. the parasympathetic system has decreased his metabolism
B
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In comparison to children born to non-teen mothers, children born to teenage mothers show
a. higher levels of cognitive functioning during the preschool years. b. lower levels of emotional problems. c. higher levels of behavioral and emotional problems. d. higher levels of cortisol production.
How can parents positively influence earlier formation and timing of autobiographical memories in children?
a. ?by encouraging more emotion knowledge b. ?by encouraging more general information knowledge c. ?by encouraging more collective culture knowledge d. ?by modeling the customary roles of children and adults
Which of the following is NOT a factor that determines whether a collection of employees is a team rather than a "group" or a "committee?"
a. Interdependence b. Equal power among members c. Increased social distance d. Use of collaboration to manage conflict
In category hierarchies, basic-level categories:
a. are highly descriptive but contain the least useful information b. are the category levels that children first learn to use c. are not very useful and contain only a few features d. provide a balance between the superordinate and intermediate levels