During a Job Interview, Samira Realizes That She Is Sweating

question 12

Multiple Choice

During a job interview, Samira realizes that she is sweating a little bit and she feels her heart pounding against her chest. Her stomach is also a little bit upset and she hasn't felt like eating all day. From this information, it appears that the __________ division of Samira's __________ nervous system is very active.

• A)parasympathetic; autonomic
• B)autonomic; parasympathetic
• C)sympathetic; autonomic
• D)autonomic; sympathetic

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Definitions:

Primacy Effect

A cognitive bias that results in a person recalling or valuing the first pieces of information encountered more than information presented later.

Social Psychology

The scientific study of how individuals think, feel, and behave in social contexts and how they are influenced by others.

Interpersonal

Relating to interactions and relationships between people.

Cognitive

Pertains to processes related to thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering.