You are driving down an unfamiliar road at night and an animal darts out in front of your car. You quickly slam on the brakes and avoid hitting the animal. Your ability to respond quickly to this situation was most likely promoted by your:
A. sympathetic nervous system.
B. parasympathetic nervous system.
C. spinal reflexes.
D. central nervous system.
E. somatic nervous system.
A. sympathetic nervous system.
You might also like to view...
According to the filter model of attention, which of the following messages would likely by identified by the filter?
a. All messages selected by the filter b. All messages within earshot c. A message with an unfamiliar foreign accent d. All sensory messages
When expert witnesses are presented, most jurors weigh the evidence given by these witnesses more highly than their expertise or qualifications
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Pennington and Hastie's jury model of decision making is based on
a. expected utility. c. Bayes' theorem. b. expected value. d. story construction.
Develop an example of how the method of loci, the peg-word method, or the narrative
method might improve your ability to remember something. What will be an ideal response?