You and a friend are studying psychology at the dining room table when you hear something stirring underneath it. You lean over to investigate, and a rat scurries across the floor. Which nervous system kicks into gear in both you and your friend?
a. the afferent nervous system c. the sympathetic nervous system
b. the parasympathetic nervous system d. the central nervous system
C
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Cody, a 17-year-old senior, was first diagnosed with ADHD when he was 5 years old; however, his parents chose not to have him take medication. As a young adult, Cody is at risk for using ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Research has found that "baby talk" is
confined to females; males do not use it. characterized by a high pitch, simple vocabulary, and short sentences. unique to English-speaking parents. characterized by a lower pitch and use of nonsense words.
Freud's psychodynamic view was ______ resulted from the threatened emergence of unacceptable, anxiety-evoking ideas into conscious awareness.
a) neurosis b) psychosis c) mania d) personality disorders
Alice is told that a psychologist is going to administer a projective test to her. What type of material will the psychologist present while administering this test?
a) ambiguous stimuli b) true-false questions c) analogue rating scales d) open-ended questions about emotions