After successfully running from the large, snarling, drooling grizzly bear that was running directly toward you, you pause to catch your breath and collect your wits. The physical symptoms you now experience are controlled by the
a. sympathetic nervous system.
b. parasympathetic nervous system.
c. central nervous system.
d. neurotransmitter acetylcholine.
B
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a. 5.5 c. 7.5 b. 6.5 d. 8.5
Susan wanted to know if aerobic exercise caused more weight loss than just walking
Susan had her experimental group do aerobic exercise for 20 minutes, 4 days a week. She weighed each subject before the experiment started and again 3 months into the experiment. The independent variable in her experimental research was _____ a) the subject's weight. b) the exercise. c) the amount of time the subject exercised. d) the change in subject's weight at 3 months.
In order to help teens resist peer pressure, it is important to inoculate their attitudes not only with cognitive arguments but with
a. implicit attitudes. b. fear-arousing communications. c. emotional appeals. d. physical humor.
Sebastian has been smoking cigarettes for years, and particularly enjoys smoking when he goes to a casino to play blackjack. He recently quit smoking and has been cigarette-free for eight months. In that time, he has also had no opportunity to go back to a casino to play cards. Tonight, he and some friends went to play blackjack, and once he sat down at the table he got a sudden and irresistible urge to smoke a cigarette, and ended up smoking a pack in one night. Sebastian's unexpected desire to smoke was a result of __________.
A. classical conditioning B. operant conditioning C. latent learning D. observational learning