What is the general adaptation syndrome?
a) similar physiological reactions to any stressor
b) a plan for evacuating cities during a major crisis
c) psychological defense mechanisms used when we are under stress
d) expected ways most people react to naturally occurring daily events
A
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When compared to normal non-autistic controls, those with autism spectrum disorder have been found to have smaller minicolumns in the cerebral cortex. Related to information processing, smaller minicolumns ____.?
a. ?apply a response to similar stimuli b. ?favor the process of discrimination c. ?favor the process of generalization d. ?assist in language acquisition
Research on reactions to stressful stimuli finds that people typically use coping strategies to reduce anxiety
A. when trained to do so by the experimenter. B. when reminded to do so by the experimenter. C. when given no instructions about coping strategies by the experimenter. D. very rarely, unless the stimulus is extremely anxiety provoking.
If you witness a very traumatic accident and experience a surge of stress hormones in your brain, these hormones will probably ____
a. ?decrease your ability to retain information in sensory memory b. ?block the formation of accurate memories for events occurring immediately before the accident c. ?reduce your short-term memory capacity for a brief time after the accident has occurred d. ?increase the likelihood that memory will contain elements that did not actually occur
Sensation is the stimulation of sensory receptors and transmission of sensory information to the_______ for processing
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word