Mitch has just found out that he will have three tests on the same day. His heart is racing, and he is experiencing shortness of breath and an upset stomach. Mitch is exhibiting signs of which stage of the general adaptation syndrome?
a. stage of activation
b. defensive reaction
c. alarm reaction
d. stage of resistance
C
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the case study. scientific observation. the experiment. the survey.
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a. ego real c. ego ideal b. ego moral d. ego ethos
Although Aristotle addressed a number of psychological topics, your text states that he cannot be called a psychologist according to the modern view of the profession. Why not?
a. He did not follow modern ethics. b. His experiments were poorly designed. c. He did not publish his findings in any of his writings. d. He engaged in teleological reasoning.
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