After rushing to catch the bus, when you find a seat and begin to relax, the return to your normal heart rate is under the influence of the
a. central nervous system.
b. parasympathetic branch.
c. sympathetic branch.
d. somatic nervous system.
ANSWER: b
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Dr. Hamm says, "All children with attention problems are also hyperactive. They are more frequently girls and have more difficulty in unstructured situations. Fortunately most cases, the disorder and symptoms abate in adolescence." Which portion of this statement is accurate? a. It is accurate to say that all children with attention problems are hyperactive
b. It is accurate to say that children with attention problems have more difficulty in unstructured situations. c. It is accurate to say that attention problems abate in adolescence. d. It is accurate to say that attention problems are more frequent in girls.
If a song or stupid commercial jingle repeats over and over in your mind, you are experiencing a mild type of
a. obsession. b. compulsion. c. phobia. d. delusion.
James read a magazine ad about a drug that doctors say may help college students perform better on multiple-choice type tests. Being the inquisitive person that he is, James decided to do an experiment to see if the magazine's claims were true. He administered the drug to one of his classes, and gave the other class a placebo. James then tested the students in both groups on material they had recently discussed in class. In this example, what is the experimental group?
A. The students who received the drug B. The students who received the placebo C. Test performance D. The age of the students
Technically, a person can experience psychological dependence and craving for a drug without developing addiction
a. true b. false