As Jamie walks into class, she sees the instructor handing out a quiz and realizes that she has forgotten to study for it. In this moment, which system is causing Jamie's heart rate and respiration to increase?

A. Somatic nervous system
B. Autonomic nervous system
C. Central nervous system
D. Motor neuron system


Answer: B

Psychology

You might also like to view...

Incomplete dominance occurs when

a. a recessive gene overpowers a dominant gene. b. there is a compromise between the effect of two genes. c. a dominant gene overpowers a recessive gene. d. genetic effects are overpowered by environmental factors.

Psychology

Which traits were found by a cross-cultural study in 1957 to be encouraged more in girls than in boys, in most countries?

a. Practical problem-solving and self-reliance b. Self-reliance and obedience c. Achievement and responsibility d. Responsibility and nurturance

Psychology

Which of the following is FALSE of the sensorimotor stage?

a) It is in this stage that children understand their world via movements and actions. b) The early behaviors during this stage are mostly innate but become more cognitively advanced as the stage progresses. c) It contains the mastering of the law of conservation. d) The major accomplishment during this stage is the eventual development of object permanence.

Psychology

Preschoolers and adults look at objects differently; preschoolers tend to focus on ___________ and adults tend to focus on ___________

a. individual parts; overall organization c. global cues; partial cues b. overall organization; individual parts d. global parts; global organization

Psychology