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DrRamirez Is a Developmental Psychologist,and He Is Conducting a Study

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Dr.Ramirez is a developmental psychologist,and he is conducting a study to determine whether the rate of physical growth that children experience in the first several years of life is completely genetic or is related to the nutrition that they receive.Which major issue of developmental psychology does this study center around?


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Sympathetic Nervous System

A part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for the body's 'fight or flight' response.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-stage model that describes the body's physiological response to stress: alarm reaction, resistance, and exhaustion.

Alarm Stage

The body's first response to stress, which includes the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.

Occipital Lobe

The region of the cerebral cortex located at the back of the brain, responsible for processing visual information.

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