The General Adaptation Syndrome Refers to ______

question 223

Multiple Choice

The general adaptation syndrome refers to ______.

• A) the body's physiological response to stress
• B) the brain's emotional response to stress
• C) the body's decreasing ability to adapt to new or rapidly changing situations as we get older
• D) the body's tendency to reset its metabolism at different levels in different surroundings

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.