Which of the following statements is true about cortisol?
A. It maintains the activation of physiological systems during emergencies.
B. It is responsible for the release of digestive enzymes from the pancreas into the bloodstream.
C. It activates the sympathetic response, increasing heart rate, rate of respiration, and blood pressure to make the body ready for action.
D. It regulates the immune system by reducing the number of immune cells in the bloodstream.
Answer: D
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Of the following examples, who illustrates one key contribution that Alfred Adler made to psychodynamic thought?
a. ?Gertrude, who is proud of her parents’ rise from “poverty to PhDs,” and often tells people about their success b. ?Maia, who is ashamed that she grew up in a very poor family, and, to hide this, tells people instead that her well-to-do family always sent her to private schools c. ?Faluh, who is somewhat self-conscious about her prominent nose, but takes pride in her resemblance to her grandfather d. ?Rachel, who tends to eat, drink, and smoke to excess, which may reflect an unresolved conflict in her early development
Which of the following would be a current marker of adulthood?
A. marriage B. children C. financial independence D. graduation from college
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Babies whose mothers smoked during pregnancy have lower birth weights but suffer no cognitive deficits. 2. Newborns can mimic the facial expressions of adults. 3. Newborns exhibit a strong rooting reflex when you lightly touch the soles of their feet. 4. The typical infant can lift up its head before it is able to master rolling over. 5. Infants learn to control their arms before they learn to control their legs.
Half the measurements in a positively skewed frequency distribution are greater than or equal to the _____, and half are less than or equal to it.
A) mode B) mean C) median D) range