On the way home from the library last night you heard the footsteps of someone behind you. Though you were in a well-lighted area of campus, you still felt alarmed. Your heart rate increased, and you were sweating. You were ready to run, if needed. This "fight or flight" response was most likely the result of activity in your _______________.
a. central nervous system.
b. sympathetic nervous system.
c. parasympathetic nervous system.
d. somatic nervous system.
Ans: b. sympathetic nervous system.
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a. The Stroop effect b. The episodic specificity effect c. The primacy effect in memory d. The recency effect in memory
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a. short-term memory. b. redintegrative memory. c. selective attention. d. constructive processing.
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a. The two variables will be both positively and negatively correlated. b. The two variables will be uncorrelated. c. The two variables will be negatively correlated. d. The two variables will be positively correlated.
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a. affiliation reinforcement b. internal/external control of reinforcement c. internal classical conditioning d. external classical conditioning