While returning from the grocery store, Bob was held at gunpoint by two men who wanted to rob him of his belongings. Bob had never been in a fight before, yet he could feel his heartbeat rapidly rise, along with a sudden urge to fight the two men. This involuntary increase in Bob's heartbeat and his immediate urge to fight the men are controlled by the__________
A) somatic nervous system
B) parasympathetic nervous system
C) central nervous system
D) sympathetic nervous system
E) Select
D
You might also like to view...
People hear a tone, followed by a puff of air to the eyes, which causes an eyeblink. After a few pairings, people blink their eyes when they hear the tone. What are the tone and the puff of air?
a. The tone is the conditioned stimulus and the puff of air is the unconditioned stimulus. b. The tone is the conditioned stimulus and the puff of air is the conditioned response. c. The tone is the unconditioned stimulus and the puff of air is the unconditioned response. d. The tone is the conditioned response and the puff of air is the unconditioned response.
According to the research of Pinquart and Schindler, which group of people shows the most satisfaction with retirement?
A. Older adults who retired at typical retirement age and maintained work-related activities. B. Older adults who retired later than average and maintained leisure activities. C. Older adults who retired at typical retirement age and maintained leisure activities. D. Older adults who retired later than average and maintained work-related activities.
From the experiment with the pendulum clock (thought meter), Wundt concluded that:?
a. ?experimental psychology was not feasible b. ?attention is involuntary c. ?time is a dimension to be studied d. ?experimental psychology must stress selective attention
Young infants cannot appreciate the carnival game in which a pea seems to disappear from under a walnut because they have not yet developed a sense of __________
a) conservation. b) object permanence. c) centration. d) egocentrism.