Which Statement BEST Describes the Strategy Used for Treating Hypertension

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which statement BEST describes the strategy used for treating hypertension through drug therapies?

• A) to suppress how the body detects sodium
• B) to suppress how the body detects low blood pressure
• C) to lower blood pressure directly
• D) to permanently disable renin
• E) to inhibit the pathway that the body uses to increase blood pressure

Understand the importance of internal and external validity in experiments.

Appreciate that social psychology investigates how people are impacted by others.

Understand the fundamental processes of testing a scientific hypothesis in psychology.

Grasp the concept of independent and dependent variables in experimental design.

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Definitions:

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Temperature Control

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Sexual Behavior

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