What Factors Affect a Consumer's Ability to Act

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Essay

What factors affect a consumer's ability to act?

Identify the physiological bases of lying and the principles behind polygraph tests.

Understand the controversies and limitations surrounding the polygraph test.

Acknowledge the role of the sympathetic nervous system in emotional responses.

Learn about the influence of specific brain structures in emotion regulation and response to stress.

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Definitions:

Folic Acid

A B-vitamin essential for red blood cell formation and for healthy cell growth and function.

Vitamin B12

An essential nutrient that helps keep the body's nerve and blood cells healthy and helps make DNA, the genetic material in all cells; also known as cobalamin.

Synthesized

Created or assembled from simpler components, typically referring to the production of substances by chemical or biological processes.

Primitive Gases

Naturally occurring gases, such as hydrogen and helium, believed to have been present in the earliest stages of the earth’s atmosphere.