"This class drives me crazy, but I'm better off than my friends who aren't in college" is an example of:
a. distraction.
b. social comparison.
c. denial.
d. empathy.
B
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A. strong emotion B. spatial awareness and perception C. language comprehension D. parasympathetic division activation
Patients with damage to the primary motor cortex lose a. voluntary control of facial muscles but retain spontaneous expression
b. spontaneous expression but retain voluntary control of facial muscles. c. both voluntary control of facial muscles and spontaneous expression. d. neither voluntary control of facial muscles nor spontaneous expression.
________ cells receive information directly from the rods and cones and communicate that information to the ________ cells.
A. Squamous; columnar B. Dendritic; microglial C. Adrenergic; peptidergic D. Bipolar; ganglion
Austin is sitting in class when suddenly his heart begins to
pound, he begins to sweat, and his hands begin to feel clammy. Next, fear and nervousness set in as he walks to the front of the class for his oral presentation. What theory of emotion best fits this situation? a) Schachter-Singer theory b) James-Lange theory c) Smith-Scott theory d) Cannon-Bard theory