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Vaseem experienced excessive fear while flying because he interpreted his rapid heart rate, shallow breathing, and heavy perspiration as a reaction to the imminent danger of a plane crash. When his psychotherapist convinced him that this physical arousal was simply a harmless reaction to acceleration, cabin pressure, and confined space, his fear of flying was greatly reduced. The reduction in Vaseem's fear is best understood in terms of the


A) James-Lange theory.
B) two-factor theory.
C) adaptation-level phenomenon.
D) relative deprivation principle.

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Turning in at her street, Dominique saw six fire trucks in front of her apartment building. Her heart beat wildly until someone yelled, "Just a false alarm." Her pulse then began to return to normal, due to the action of her ________ nervous system.


A) central
B) somatic
C) sympathetic
D) parasympathetic

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Researchers discovered that the ________ an individual's spinal cord injury, the more feelings of anger tended to ________ in intensity following the injury.


A) higher; decrease
B) higher; increase
C) lower; decrease
D) lower; increase

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Observers watching fearful faces show more brain activity in the ________ than do those watching angry faces.


A) cerebellum
B) thalamus
C) amygdala
D) hippocampus

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Walking home from work late one night, Jaydra suddenly hears footsteps behind her. Her heart pounds, her muscles tense, and her mouth goes dry. These bodily responses are activated by her ________ nervous system.


A) central
B) sympathetic
C) parasympathetic
D) somatic

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Lillian will be taking an entrance exam for law school this afternoon. She is likely to ________ on the exam if her physiological arousal is ________.


A) do well; moderate
B) do poorly; moderate
C) do well; very low
D) do well; very high

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