Kennan is standing at the top of a very steep ski run. Feeling momentary fear,

Kennan undergoes a rapid surge in his heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, muscle tension, and other autonomic nervous system responses. Kennan is experiencing
a. sports pressure.
b. a peak experience.
c. a stress reaction.
d. emotional exhaustion.

ANSWER: c

Psychology

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From a physiological perspective, the decline in passionate love characteristic of many relationships has been attributed to:*

a. troubles in the relationship. b. the need of greater neurochemicals to have the same feelings and the inability to create the increasing amounts. c. the decrease in time available to spend with one's partner. d. the increase in time together and decrease in fantasy-based perceptions.

Psychology

If a researcher was interested in learning how children's moral development changes between the ages of 3 and 5, the researcher may follow them until they are 5, testing them periodically. This research strategy is known as _________ research

a) developmental b) longitudinal c) sequential d) cross-sectional

Psychology