Certain drugs suppress the activity of the sympathetic nervous system, the branch of the autonomic nervous system associated with increases in heart rate, respiration, and adrenaline release. If a drug could block this system altogether, William James would predict that:
A) emotions could not be experienced.
B) negative-valence emotions could not be experienced.
C) high-arousal emotions could not be experienced.
D) the physiological changes accompanying the experienced emotion might be missing.
C) high-arousal emotions could not be experienced.
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a. heredity c. learning b. the unconscious d. basic anxiety
Which of the following absolute thresholds for taste is correct?
a. Detecting a gram of salt dissolved in five gallons of water b. Detecting a difference in tastes between two spots on the tongue, one-eighth of an inch apart c. Detecting one teaspoon of sugar dissolved in two gallons of water d. Detecting a teaspoon of vinegar mixed in with two gallons of water e. Detecting the sweetness of a fruit while blindfolded
Baron-Cohen has recently suggested that the extreme _____ hypothesis may explain the cause of Asperger syndrome
a. theory-of-mind b. executive dysfunction c. central coherence d. male brain
What did cognitive psychologists like Noam Chomsky and Jean Piaget have to say about the relationship between cognitive psychology and behaviorism?
a. The relationship between cognition and behavior has not been demonstrated, which is why both areas of study need to be undertaken independently. b. It is necessary to understand cognition before we can understand behavior. c. It is necessary to understand behavior before we can understand cognition. d. Only when an individual is free of unconscious conflicts is it truly possible to see the relationship between their cognitive processes and their overt behaviors.