Sam Is Highly Relaxed

question 91

Multiple Choice

Sam is highly relaxed. His blood pressure and heart rate are lower than usual. This relaxation response was MOST likely the result of activity in his _____ nervous system.

• A)somatic
• B)sympathetic
• C)parasympathetic
• D)central

Identify the characteristics that make an explanation logically strong, complete, and informative.

Distinguish between true and adequate hypotheses and the implications for explanations.

Recognize the importance of the relationship between hypotheses and explananda in constructing explanations.

Understand the role of auxiliary assumptions in connecting hypotheses to explananda.

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Definitions:

Purpose of Behaviour

The underlying reason or motive for why a specific action or behavior is performed by an individual.

Behaviourist

A psychological approach focusing on observable and measurable behaviors, discouraging speculation about internal mental processes.

Aggressive or Non-Aggressive

A classification that denotes whether actions, thoughts, or attitudes are intended to harm or are non-harmful in nature.

Behaviourist Analysis

An approach to psychology focusing on observable behaviors and the ways they're learned, rather than on internal mental states.