After being frightened by a loud noise, Cira experienced activation of her ______ as her body prepared for an emergency.
A. somatic nervous system
B. craniosacral nervous system
C. sympathetic nervous system
D. parasympathetic nervous system
Answer: C
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According to the discussion of metamemory, children who are between the ages of about 5 and 10 typically
a. believe that they need to make an effort if they genuinely want to remember something. b. underestimate how well they will perform on a memory test. c. were only slightly more confident about the items they had answered correctly, compared to their confidence about the items they had answered incorrectly. d. use appropriate memory strategies if they realize that they don't know the material.
Which of the following characteristics is NOT included in Kirkpatrick & Locke's list of qualities typical of leaders?
a. leadership motivation b. drive c. honesty d. decisiveness
Who is most closely associated with the psychosocial perspective?
A) Erik Erikson B) Jean Piaget C) Ivan Pavlov D) B. F. Skinner
Mohammed, a high school exchange student, has just arrived from Malaysia to live with
his host family in California. Mohammed attends a varsity volleyball game at his new school. At first, he seems puzzled about the rules of the game. However, as it progresses, he smiles and says, "This game is just like sepak takaru back home, only we play it with a ball made from bamboo and we can use our head and feet to volley the ball back and forth across the net." Mohammed's ability to adjust or modify his scheme of volleyball to fit his scheme of sepak takaru, is an example of a. adaptation. b. accommodation. c. equilibration. d. assimilation.