Ellen's instructor walks in the classroom and announces there will be a pop quiz. Ellen feels her heart rate increase, her breathing becomes rapid, and other signs of physical arousal as she responds to this stressor. Which of the following is responsible for activating this response in Ellen?
a. Amygdala
b. Serotonin
c. Cortisol
d. HPA axis
d
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In response to stressful events, the amygdala
A. remains silent. B. experiences long-term excitation. C. experiences long-term inhibition D. experiences enhanced activity followed by a refractory period.
One day, 3-year-old Mary Alice stepped into the kitchen and proudly announced that she was dressed for school. She had on a pair of flowered pants and a clashing plaid shirt. Nothing about her outfit matched
Mary Alice's mother was so dismayed that she said, "I can't take you out looking like a clown. Go immediately to your room and put something decent on." According to Erikson, Mary Alice will most likely develop a sense of a. mistrust. c. guilt. b. autonomy. d. identity confusion.
The idea that traits exist and have the same meaning in everyone is consistent with the _________ approach to personality
a. nomothetic b. commonality c. idiographic d. implicit
__________ detect thermal and noxious stimuli.
A. Free nerve endings B. Pacinian corpuscles C. Meissner's corpuscles D. Merkel's disks