Adelaida hears a rattling sound as she hikes through the desert. Her muscles tense and her blood pressure rises. According to Hans Selye, she is in the _____
A) chronic stress phase
B) alarm phase
C) exhaustion phase
D) resistance phase
Answer: B
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Symptoms such as fever, chills, tremors, convulsions, vomiting, cramps, and diarrhea are associated with
a. consuming psychoactive drugs. b. tolerance. c. psychological dependence. d. physical dependence.
A new product is being advertised on television. The woman in the commercial is unnoticed at work, except when she is introduced to a new employee as "an old veteran in the office.". She tries "Fountain of Youth" skin cream and is soon known by everyone as a "young star" in the company. The commercial is guilty of ageism because it
a. suggests that success for women can be achieved through appearance rather than competent work. b. doesn't make an attempt to show older women in positions of authority. c. supports the idea that older women are invisible and perceived as powerless, whereas younger women are successful. d. implies that it is more desirable to be attractive than it is to be intelligent.
The areas of the cerebral cortex that combine and process information are called __________ areas
a. primary b. association c. perceptual d. semantic
Extensive testing of the effects of amphetamines has concluded that they
A. do not really improve athletic performances. B. can improve performances by a few percentage points. C. actually make people perform more poorly. D. enhance total work output by 30 percent or more.