The Idea That Those in Power Are Inevitably Interested in Maintaining

question 20

True/False

The idea that those in power are inevitably interested in maintaining their power against those who would usurp it is a tenet of the consensus perspective.

Understand the roles of neurotransmitters acetylcholine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine in the nervous system.

Differentiate between the anatomical structures and physiological functions of the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the autonomic nervous system.

Identify the effects of dual innervation on organ systems, including the heart.

Associate specific situations with either sympathetic or parasympathetic nervous system activation.

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Definitions:

Representativeness Heuristic

The representativeness heuristic is a cognitive bias in which an individual categorizes a situation based on how similar the aspects are to the prototypes the person holds in their mind.

Cognitive Map

An internal representation of the spatial relationships between objects or locations in an individual's environment.

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a given person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Illusory Correlations

The cognitive bias of perceiving a relationship between variables (typically people, events, or behaviors) even when no such relationship exists.