Stress affects the immune system by
a. increasing its activity, thus providing more protection from illness.
b. altering its activity to defend against specific illnesses.
c. reducing its activity initially, but then increasing its activity after an adjustment period.
d. reducing its activity, thus causing the body to become more vulnerable to illness.
D
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Why are many psychologists skeptical of reports that therapy helps people recover repressed memories of early childhood abusive experiences? a. Abusive experiences in childhood are known to be rare
b. The recovery techniques could suggest false memories. c. Only hypnosis can accurately recover memories from early childhood. d. Repressed memories can never return to consciousness.
Horney believed that men often express and compensate for womb envy:
a. by undergoing sex-change surgeries. b. with feelings of depression and inferiority. c. by seeking achievement in their work. d. through the mechanism of reaction formation.
Evolutionary psychologists argue that the cognitive revolution ____.?
a. ?did not go far enough b. ?had little relevance for their work c. ?omitted the source and purpose of our information-processing capability d. ?did not go far enough and omitted the source and purpose of our information-processing capability e. ?All of the choices are correct.
Your friend is traveling to a part of the world that has experienced a recent outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). What advice should you give your friend? a. You have nothing to worry about. BSE involves prions that cannot be transmitted to humans
b. If you must eat beef, it is best to stick to steak and avoid hamburgers and sausages. c. You shouldn't eat any meat whatsoever, as the same prions that affect cattle are likely to spread to other animals, like sheep and pigs. d. If you must eat beef, stick to hamburgers and sausages and avoid steak.