Imagine You Narrowly Avert a Serious Car Accident

question 362

Multiple Choice

Imagine you narrowly avert a serious car accident. When your heart begins to pound, your hands get sweaty, and the saliva in your mouth dries up, your ________ is/are active.

• A) somatic nervous system
• B) autonomic nervous system
• C) spinal reflexes
• D) skeletal muscles

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Definitions:

Speaker's Appearance

The physical look of a speaker, which can influence audience perception and reception of the message communicated.

Cognitive Dissonance

Cognitive dissonance is a psychological concept describing the discomfort experienced when holding contradictory beliefs, values, or attitudes, typically leading to a change in one of them to reduce the dissonance.

Attitudes

are psychological tendencies expressed by evaluating a particular entity with some degree of favor or disfavor.

Behavior

The actions or reactions of an object or organism, usually in relation to the environment, which can be observed and measured.