You were driving your car home when you hit a patch of slippery road. Your car spun around in a circle, but ended up still on the road and heading the right direction. It happened so fast that you didn't think you even had time to be scared. However, when you tried to put your foot on the gas pedal, you noticed that your foot was shaking so much that you couldn't accelerate. Then you realized how
frightened you were. This experience offers support for the _________ theory.
a. Cannon-Bard
b. James-Lange
c. Schacter-Singer
d. general adaptation
b
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The maximum firing rate for individual neurons is 1,000 neural impulses per second. This biological limitation would make it difficult for
a. place theory to fully explain pitch perception. b. opponent-process theory to fully explain color perception. c. trichromatic theory to fully explain color perception. d. frequency theory to fully explain pitch perception.
Janet is alone in a room that contains a chair and a shelf with a book resting on top. She attempts to retrieve the book, but the shelf is a foot above her reach. How will Janet retrieve the book? Psychologists would NOT classify this scenario as a problem because
A. the solution is immediately obvious. B. there is an obstacle between the present state and the goal state. C. the initial state is not clearly defined. D. the goal state is not clearly defined.
PCP inhibits the neurotransmitter ____, which is involved in the perception of pain, responses to the environment, and memory
a. ?dopamine b. ?serotonin c. ?acetylcholine d. ?glutamate
Katie is a 5-foot 4-inch female who weighs 110 pounds. Calculate Katie's body mass index (kg/m2)
A. 8.7 B. 18.8 C. 25.2 D. 30.7