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    154) Which component of the nervous system mobilizes the body in times of stress? A) central B) somatic C) sympathetic D) parasympathetic Answer: C Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 120‚ 132 Skill: Factual 155) The part of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for reacting to stressful events and bodily arousal is called the ______________ nervous system. A) central B) somatic C) sympathetic D) parasympathetic Answer: C Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 120‚ 132 Skill: Factual ryerson.testbank @gmail

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    Chapter 9 Motivation and Emotion MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Motives activate behavior and propel the organism a.|to flee.|c.|toward goals.| b.|to respond.|d.|to drives.| ANS: C DIF: 2 REF: 9-188 OBJ: 1 MSC: TYPE: Factual 2. The study of motivation is an attempt to understand __________ a behavior occurs. a.|why|c.|when| b.|how|d.|all of these| ANS: A DIF: 1 REF: 9-188 OBJ: 1 MSC: TYPE: Factual NOT: BTC 3. Psychologists define hypothetical states that activate behavior and propel one towards

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    Critically evaluate to what extent the ‘somatic-marker hypothesis’ explains how decisions are made in the face of an uncertain outcome. In mind of Kim Sterelny’s (2007) statement that ‘Human Life is one long decision tree’‚ it is not surprising that there has been a vast amount of research into the process of how we evaluate the desirability of alternative choices and select a particular option. One area of research‚ of particular interest here‚ is Damasio’s Somatic Marker Hypothesis (SMH) (1991) which

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    Management‚ Somatic Awareness‚ and Body Image Theories; there appears to be someare specific interactions between these theories that should be explored and used to bolster this knowledge and shed new light into aspects of these models that may not have been discovered as of yet. According to Becker and Terror Management Theory (TMT)‚ our mortality and self-esteem are the key motivators in life‚ which begs the question‚ what if individuals had higher or lower awareness of their bodies‚ or Somatic awareness

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    14: The Autonomic Nervous System Objectives Introduction 1. Define autonomic nervous system and explain its relationship to the peripheral nervous system. 2. Compare the somatic and autonomic nervous systems relative to effectors‚ efferent pathways‚ and neurotransmitters released. 3. Compare and contrast the functions of the parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions. ANS Anatomy 4. For the parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions‚ describe the site of CNS origin‚ locations of ganglia

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    having autonomic neuropathy in chronic alcoholics (Duncan et al.‚ 1980). Johnson and Robinson (1988) reported that vagal neuropathy in chronic alcoholics is associated with significantly higher mortality than in general population. They also suggested that the major cause of death in chronic

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    or the study of drug action and autonomic control of motility. This preparation is included in many "in-house" laboratory manuals of various colleges and universities around North America‚ and in some commercially prepared manuals deal ing with physiology and pharmacology (e.g. Nicpon-Marieb‚ 1981). Basically‚ the method presented in this report is a modification of the original Finkleman preparation (Finkleman‚ 1930) for the study of the autonomic control of intestinal motility. What

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    HUMAN GENE THERAPY 22:1–10 (August 2011) ª Mary Ann Liebert‚ Inc. DOI: 10.1089/hum.2011.087 Review Zinc-Finger Nucleases for Somatic Gene Therapy: The Next Frontier 1 Shamim H. Rahman‚ Morgan L. Maeder‚2‚3 J. Keith Joung‚2‚3‚4 and Toni Cathomen1 Abstract Zinc-finger nucleases (ZFNs) are a powerful tool that can be used to edit the human genome ad libitum. The technology has experienced remarkable development in the last few years with regard to both the target site specificity and the

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    R E V I E W NAME ____________________________________ LAB TIME/DATE _______________________ S H E E T EXERCISE 21 Print Form Spinal Cord‚ Spinal Nerves‚ and the Autonomic Nervous System Anatomy of the Spinal Cord 1. Match each anatomical term in the key to the descriptions given below. Key: a. D C B A cauda equina 1. 2. 3. 4. b. conus medullaris c. filum terminale d. foramen magnum most superior boundary of the spinal cord meningeal extension beyond the spinal cord terminus spinal

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    Critically evaluate to what extent the ‘somatic marker hypothesis’ explains how decisions are made in the face of an uncertain outcome This essay will initially describe the nature of the Somatic Marker Hypothesis (SMH) regarding what it proposes. A vast amount of research has conducted into the SMH which leads to the central aim of the essay which will be to critically evaluate to what extent the hypothesis explains how decisions are made in situations of an uncertain outcome. This will be achieved

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