You were rushed to the emergency room an hour ago, and it has been 30 minutes since the doctor stitched up the cut on your hand. Your friend is driving you home; and your heart is beginning to slow, your breathing is returning to normal, and you feel relaxed for the first time since you cut your hand. The symptoms you are feeling now were produced by the
a. reticular activating system.
b. sympathetic branch.
c. parasympathetic branch.
d. somatic system.
C
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a. ?forgetting curve b. ?token economy c. ?anxiety hierarchy d. ?stimulus-response pairing
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a. ??40% b. ?50% c. ?60% d. ?70%
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a. is typically defined in terms of specific physiological processes that are occurring in the brain. b. refers to the contents of consciousness, not a general state of mind. c. refers to a general state of mind, not the contents of consciousness. d. can refer to a general state of mind or to its specific contents.
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