James is a painter who continuously must adjust the tension of his brush-holding hand to execute strokes. The ability to control his grip is supported by the __________ nervous system, a subdivision of his __________ nervous system.

-autonomic; central
-somatic; peripheral
-autonomic; somatic
-somatic; central


-somatic; peripheral

Psychology

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A) participants' rank ordering of the commercials in terms of interest B) participants' estimate of the likelihood that they would purchase the product based on commercial viewed C) participants' pupil dilation during the commercials D) participants' change in attitude towards the product before and after each commercial

Psychology

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A. single episode type is more common. B. recurrent type is more common. C. single episode symptoms are more severe. D. recurrent symptoms are more severe.

Psychology

An individual's memory can be distorted by:

a. exposure to new information. b. unconscious reconstruction. c. being asked leading questions. d. all of the above.

Psychology