Cameron touches a hot iron and immediately pulls his hand away. His quick response occurs because__________
a) the pain message goes up the spinal column to the central area of the spinal cord instead of going all the
way to the brain.
b) the brain has registered that pain is occurring and responds quickly.
c) his glands have secreted chemical messengers called hormones.
d) neurons in the spinal cord touch end to end to increase response speed.
a
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A. barrier B. hormonal C. awareness D. surgical
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a. A good mood makes people more critical and questioning of persuasive messages. b. A good mood has no effect on persuasive messages. c. A good mood makes people more receptive to persuasive messages. d. A good mood makes it easier to ignore persuasive messages. e. A good mood leads to low elaboration likelihood.
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