In the wilds of northern Canada, Joe is elk hunting with some college friends. After the hunters separate in search of a lone elk, Joe finds himself staring straight into the eyes of a grizzly bear. Joe's heart rate increases, and as he runs through the woods praying the bear is not following him, he is aware that he has never run faster. Joe has his __________________ nervous system to thank for his speedy flight.
A. central
B. sympathetic
C. parasympathetic
D. somatic
B. sympathetic
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Val works as a lifeguard, and her friend works in a fast-food restaurant. Compared to her friend, Val experiences fewer negative effects of adolescent employment. One possible explanation is that Val's job __________.
A. provides opportunities to learn useful skills that transfer to future jobs B. allows Val less flexibility in her hours, so she can no longer participate in extracurricular activities C. requires longer hours, which impacts the time she has to complete her schoolwork D. interferes with her social activities, which allows her to focus on homework in school
Adolescents increasingly seek ___________, or independence and a sense of control over their lives
a. superiority c. autonomy b. generativity d. integrity
On a fixed-ration schedule reinforcement is given ________
a. for the first correct response after randomly varying amounts of time have passed b. for the next correct response after a fixed number of responses have been made c. for the first correct response after a fixed amount of time has passed d. for the next correct response after a varying number of responses have been made
You are developing a workshop for expectant parents to help decrease the incidence of low-birth weight infants. Describe your target audience for the workshop. List some of the topics and strategies you will cover in the workshop.
What will be an ideal response?