What is the function of the medulla?

What will be an ideal response?


The medulla of the brain stem contains vital life support centers that control autonomic processes such as heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, and digestion. This was the area of the brain responsible for increasing your heart rate, stroke volume, and blood pressure after you heard a bang at your window and perceived it as a potential threat.

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If you want to produce classical conditioning, what procedure should you use? a. Pair the unconditioned stimulus with the unconditioned response. b. Pair the conditioned stimulus with the unconditioned stimulus

c. Pair the conditioned stimulus with the conditioned response. d. Present the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus.

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Wars and acts of terrorism are examples of:

a. techno-political stressors c. natural disaster stressors b. background stressors d. All of the above are correct.

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Which of the following is the best example of individualism?

a. Staying with one’s parents after graduating high school or college. b. Striving to attain an executive position at a company. c. Attending a community or church event. d. Working with fellow students to fill out a study guide to get a good grade.

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If you believe intelligence is relatively fixed, then you advocate a(n) _________ theory of intelligence

a. incremental b. entity c. sexist d. hereditary

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