The branch of the autonomic nervous system that is called the "fight-or-flight" system because of its importance in responding to emotional events is the __________ branch

Processes are serial when they overlap in time; processes are parallel when they take place one after the other

a. true b. false

You are watching sleep researchers monitor the sleep of a normal adult. The participant is hooked up to an EEG. What brain waves would you observe as the person becomes drowsy and then enters the first stage of sleep?

a. alpha eventually replaced by delta b. delta eventually replaced by theta c. alpha eventually replaced by theta d. delta eventually replaced by beta e. beta replaced by spindles