During laboratory stress tests, which of the following individuals has been shown to have greater reactivity in their blood pressure?
A) Those with normal blood pressure whose parents had normal blood pressure
B) Those with normal blood pressure whose parents had high blood pressure
C) Those with very low blood pressure whose parents had low blood pressure
D) Those with very low blood pressure whose parents had normal blood pressure
Ans: B) Those with normal blood pressure whose parents had high blood pressure
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A. Law of Effect B. principle of continuity C. law of consequence D. classical conditioning
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