If you hear strange noises in the middle of the night and believe there is a burglar in your home, this stress would activate which division of the autonomic nervous system?
What will be an ideal response?
sympathetic nervous system
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A. Hispanic B. Asian C. black D. white
The purpose of an emoticon is to
a. provide nonverbal cues in written media forms. b. promote humor in e-mail exchanges. c. make reading e-mail more interesting. d. enhance the emotional reaction of the recipient of the e-mail.
After a football game, several well-respected citizens of this town participate in tearing down the goal posts. This uncharacteristic behavior that occurs in groups would be of primary interest to __________ psychologists
a. comparative b. developmental c. social d. community
Winslade and Ross (1983) reviewed trials in which the defendant used the insanity defense. On the basis of their analysis of the outcomes of these trials, they recommended that the insanity defense be eliminated. What did they suggest should happen instead?
A. They proposed that only guilt or innocence should be determined with no concern for the defendant's state of mind. B. They proposed a two-phase trial. The goal of the first phase is to establish guilt or innocence with no consideration of the individual's state of mind. If there is a guilty verdict, then the second phase would address the disposition of the defendant (hospitalization and incarceration would both be possible options). C. They proposed that a diminished capacity defense be used instead. D. They proposed a two-phase trial. The goal of the first phase is to establish guilt or innocence and the extent of the defendant's mental illness. The second phase of the trial is for sentencing.