You Were Rushed to the Emergency Room an Hour Ago

question 229

Multiple Choice

You were rushed to the emergency room an hour ago, and it has been 30 minutes since the doctor stitched up the cut on your hand. Your friend is driving you home; your heart is beginning to slow, your breathing is returning to normal, and you feel relaxed for the first time since you cut your hand. The symptoms you are feeling now were produced by the

• A)reticular activating system.
• B)sympathetic branch.
• C)parasympathetic branch.
• D)somatic system.

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Definitions:

Fallacy of Accent

A logical fallacy that arises from placing undue emphasis on certain words or phrases in an argument, potentially altering their intended meaning.

Foreign Accent

The distinctive way of speaking a language that is not one's native language, often influenced by the phonetics of the speaker's first language.

Information Confirmation

The tendency to seek, interpret, and remember information that confirms one’s preconceptions.

Ad Hominem Fallacy

Instead of presenting a counterargument, we attack the character of the person who made the argument.