When Walking Home Alone Late One Night, You Are Startled

question 190

Multiple Choice

When walking home alone late one night, you are startled by a moving shadow that you glimpse out of the corner of your eye. The _____ division of the autonomic nervous system mobilizes your body's defenses. When you see that the shadow is just the neighbor's cat, the _____ division lessens your physiological arousal.

• A)sympathetic; parasympathetic
• B)peripheral; somatic
• C)somatic; peripheral
• D)parasympathetic; sympathetic

---

Definitions:

Decrease Retailer Prices

A reduction in the amount charged by retailers for goods or services, potentially to attract more customers or clear inventory.

Vertical Contracts

Agreements between firms at different levels in the supply chain, such as a manufacturer and a retailer.

Benefits

Advantages or payments provided typically by employers or government programs to support well-being, such as health insurance or pension.

Vertical Contracts

Agreements between firms at different levels of the supply chain, such as between a manufacturer and a retailer.