When the Body Experiences Stress, the Sympathetic Division of the Autonomic

question 34

Multiple Choice

When the body experiences stress, the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system stimulates the adrenal medulla to release ____.

• A) epinephrine only
• B) norepinephrine only
• C) knockout hormones only
• D) epinephrine and norepinephrine
• E) epinephrine, norepinephrine, and knockout hormones

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Definitions:

Variables Controlled

In experiments, these are the factors that researchers keep constant to prevent them from influencing the outcome of the study.

Confounding Variable

An external variable that influences both the dependent and independent variables, making the relationship between them less clear.

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The consumption of substances that are prohibited by law.

Proxy Variable

An alternative that is used to stand in for a variable that cannot be directly measured or is not readily available.