In the 1920s, Walter Cannon outlined the first scientific description of the way animals and humans respond to danger. He called this dual stress response the

a. general adaptation syndrome.
b. fight-or-flight response.
c. tend-and-befriend response.
d. posttraumatic stress disorder.

Answer: b. fight-or-flight response.

Psychology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Psychology

In the Shepard and Metzler mental rotation study a linear relationship between ________ and ________

A) degree of rotation; reaction time B) gender; ability to see imaged forms mental C) grades; mental imagery D) reaction time; IQ E) imagery; degree of rotation

Psychology