On the way home from the library last night you heard the footsteps of someone behind you. Though you were in a well-lighted area of campus, you still felt alarmed. Your heart rate increased, and you were sweating. You were ready to run, if needed. This "fight or flight" response was most likely the result of activity in your _______________.

a. central nervous system.
b. sympathetic nervous system.
c. parasympathetic nervous system.
d. somatic nervous system.

Ans: b. sympathetic nervous system.

Psychology

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A. he required children to manipulate objects they were not yet capable of manipulating. B. he used only interviews with his own children as the basis of his conclusions. C. he relied on verbally presented problems and verbal justifications of reasoning. D. his problems deliberately tried to confuse young children.

Psychology

According to your text, the culture with the highest context culture is ________

a. Greek b. American c. German-Swiss d. Japanese

Psychology