Hans Selye found that the body produced a _______________ in response to stress, responding similarly to a variety of different stressors such as heat, cold, pain, and noise.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


GAS (General Adaptation Syndrome)

Psychology

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According to Freud, the thoughts and objects in dreams are ________

a. disguised symbolically to make them less threatening. b. reflections of ongoing conscious preoccupations of waking life. c. a modification of the cognitive activity that goes on when we are awake. d. manifestations of the archetypes of the collective unconscious.

Psychology

Major antipsychotic tranquilizers are used to ______

a. relieve mild tension c. reduce aggressive behavior b. alleviate depression d. make patients happier

Psychology

Studies of familiarity preference show that infants

A) look longer at the features of a familiar person than the action in which the person is engaged. B) are better at discriminating faces in static displays than in moving displays. C) retain information much longer in operant conditioning studies than in habituation studies. D) look longer at a familiar action than the features of the person engaging in the action.

Psychology

Which of the following traits is most likely to be subject to sexual selection?

A. Hair color B. Eye color C. Physical strength D. Blood type

Psychology