The stress glucocorticoid that is produced in humans is called __________ and __________.
A. adrenaline; is always stable
B. estrogen; does not respond to stress
C. cortisol; prepares the body for fight or flight
D. serotonin; prepares the body for sleep
Answer: C
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a. sensitization; desensitization c. desensitization; sensitization b. positive adaptation; negative adaptation d. Both a and b
A psychologist bases his/her theories completely on measuring observable behaviors. This psychologist is probably a __________
a. humanist b. behaviorist c. structuralist d. functionalist
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A. efferent B. pyramidal C. olfactory D. afferent
In their research with Kanzi and other bonobo chimps, Savage-Rumbaugh and colleagues have investigated whether language can be acquired in the form of:
a) American Sign Language. b) Braille. c) motioning. d) lexigrams.