The part of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for reacting to stressful events and bodily arousal is called the __________ nervous system
a) central
b) somatic
c) sympathetic
d) parasympathetic
c
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a. The brain areas that control heart rate and breathing have few marijuana receptors. b. If marijuana begins to slow heart rate, people become placid and stop using the drug. c. Opiates cause sodium to enter neurons, and marijuana causes potassium to enter. d. Opiates dissolve in the fats of the body, but marijuana does not.
In __________ gene-environment correlations, people elicit different responses from the people in their environments on the basis of their genetic predispositions.
A. active B. passive C. evocative D. epigenetic
Chapter 11 discusses the effects of ethnic and gender stereotypes on a test that measures math problem-solving ability. This research shows that
a. Asian women perform relatively well if their ethnicity is emphasized before they begin the math test. b. Asian women perform relatively well if their gender is emphasized before they begin the math test. c. European American women are not aware of stereotypes, and so they perform better than Asian women. d. There were no ethnic or gender differences in this study, showing that stereotypes in these two areas are no longer relevant in math problem solving.
Tryon's experiments on selective breeding of rats to increase their maze-learning ability was related to
a. evocative genotype/environment correlation. b. concordance data. c. in vitro fertilization. d. positive eugenics.