In Response to a Potential Stressor Perceived by the Sense

question 65

Multiple Choice

In response to a potential stressor perceived by the sense organs,the _____ alerts the brain to an impending threat or challenge.

• A) hypothalamus
• B) reticular formation
• C) pituitary gland
• D) occipital lobe

Identify the role of environmental and genetic factors in explaining differences in intelligence scores.

Understand how experimental conditions can affect the outcomes of psychological research.

Appreciate the historical and ongoing debates regarding intelligence, including its heritability and the impact of race and gender.

Compare and contrast the impacts of environmental versus genetic explanations for racial differences in IQ scores.

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