Fight-Or-Flight Reactions Include Activation of the ________

question 9

Multiple Choice

Fight-or-flight reactions include activation of the ________.

• A) parathyroid glands, leading to increased metabolic rate
• B) thyroid gland, leading to an increase in the blood calcium concentration
• C) anterior pituitary gland, leading to cessation of gonadal function
• D) adrenal medulla, leading to increased secretion of epinephrine
• E) pancreas, leading to a reduction in the blood sugar concentration

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Definitions:

Number Conservation

A cognitive ability in children that demonstrates their understanding that quantity remains the same despite changes in shape or arrangement.

Preoperational Thought

A stage in Piaget's cognitive development theory characterized by symbolic thinking, egocentrism, and a lack of logical reasoning in children aged 2 to 7 years.

Centration

A characteristic of preoperational thought in which the child tends to focus on one salient feature of an experience or event at a time.

Zone Of Proximal Development

In Vygotsky’s theory, the range of concepts and skills that a learner is to understand or perform only with support or scaffolding from someone else.