You are studying alone in your room late at night when you hear a loud noise downstairs. Your heart beat has increased significantly and your breathing is deeper. You wonder if a burglar has entered the house so you decide to investigate

When you cautiously walk downstairs you discover your cat has knocked over a plant stand. Your body begins to relax and return to normal. Which part of your nervous system is responsible for returning you to a normal state?
a) spinal cord
b) somatic
c) sympathetic
d) parasympathetic


ANS: d

Psychology

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Fill in the blank with the correct word.

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Which of the following describes that there is a limit to our ability to make rational economic decisions?

A. rational economic thinking B. prospect theory C. behavioral economics D. bounded rationality

Psychology

According to Freud, the ________ content of a dream refers to the hidden meaning of the dream.

a. latent b. manifest c. superego d. lucid

Psychology

Adults in different age groups may possess different educational or historical experiences, or:

A) testing effects. B) cohort effects. C) cohort differences. D) sampling error.

Psychology