The ________ quickly assesses danger or threat
a. prefrontal cortex
b. right hemisphere
c. left hemisphere
d. amygdala
Answer: d
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Based on various physical stressors, Hans Selye determined through autopsies that the rats in his experiments experienced common physiological patterns of change over time, such as reductions in the size of the thymus and lymph glands, enlarged adrenal cortexes, and ulcerated stomachs. He described these physiological changes as stress reactions. They were characterized as ____ because they
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Abnormal activity in the brain's __________ system has been linked to schizophrenia
a) dopamine b) endocrine c) epinephrine d) serotonin
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