Jennifer Is at a Stoplight and Begins to Accelerate into Traffic

question 24

Multiple Choice

Jennifer is at a stoplight and begins to accelerate into traffic when the light turns green.She stops suddenly as a truck runs the red light and is only a few inches away from her front bumper.Which effect would you NOT expect to see in Jennifer's body?

• A)Increased heart rate
• B)Airway dilation
• C)Increased pupil diameter
• D)Increased secretion of digestive juices
• E)Increased secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine

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Definitions:

Working Memory Components

The parts of working memory, as proposed in models such as Baddeley’s, including the phonological loop, visuospatial sketchpad, and central executive.

Brown-Peterson Task

A cognitive experiment that tests short-term memory's ability to retain dissimilar items over various time intervals.

Short-term Memory

The power to retain minimal information in an active, easily accessible form for a short timeframe.

List Memory

The ability to remember sequences or lists of items, a fundamental aspect of human memory function.