Which of the following refers to changes in the brain that alter how we process sensory information so that we can focus on just one part of a group of stimuli rather than processing all of the stimuli?

You have just cut your hand very badly. As you try to stop the blood and your friend is driving you to the emergency room,

you feel your heart racing, you are taking in air in rapid gulps, your mouth is dry, and your skin feels cold and clammy. Cutting your hand has activated the a. reticular nervous system. b. sympathetic branch. c. parasympathetic branch. d. somatic system.

Many former mental patients who were deinstitutionalized have become homeless or are repeatedly jailed for minor crimes

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.