You have just cut your hand very badly. As you try to stop the blood and your friend is driving you to the emergency room,
you feel your heart racing, you are taking in air in rapid gulps, your mouth is dry, and your skin feels cold and clammy. Cutting your hand has activated the
a. reticular nervous system.
b. sympathetic branch.
c. parasympathetic branch.
d. somatic system.
ANSWER: b
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a. affective b. behavioral c. cognitive d. perceptual
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a. Lack of effective medications and therapies b. Malnutrition c. Lack of knowledge about how to treat childhood illnesses d. Oral rehydration therapy
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a. the bystander effect. b. the good mood effect. c. moral hypocrisy. d. the norm of social responsibility.
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a. states b. dimensions c. phases d. qualities