The Parasympathetic Nervous System Is to the Sympathetic Nervous System

question 40

Multiple Choice

The parasympathetic nervous system is to the sympathetic nervous system as ________ is to ________.

• A) raising of blood sugar;lowering of blood sugar
• B) inhibition of digestion;activation of digestion
• C) contraction of pupils;dilation of pupils
• D) increasing blood pressure;decreasing blood pressure

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Definitions:

Regression Analysis

A statistical method used to model the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.

Dependent Variables

Variables in an experiment that are expected to change as a result of an experimental manipulation of the independent variable(s).

Independent Variables

Factors that are manipulated or selected by the researcher to determine their effect on an outcome.

Multivariate Analysis of Variance

A statistical method used to compare group means on several dependent variables simultaneously.