It's midnight, and you are alone in your room studying. You hear a loud crash outside your room, and your whole body reacts instantly and furiously. The system that produces these reactions is the ________ system
a) central nervous
b) sympathetic nervous
c) parasympathetic nervous
d) limbic
ANS: B, The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for reacting to stressful events and bodily arousal.
Psychology
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