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In a large lecture hall,coughing appears to be MOST contagious:

A) at the beginning of the lecture.
B) near the end of the lecture.
C) at boring points in the lecture.
D) during examinations that require essays.

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Some effects of placebos are due to classical conditioning.

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_____ is the practice of intentional contemplation.

Suzanne Kobasa studied a group of stress-resistant business executives,suggesting that they shared a trait she called:

Similar to men,women respond to stress with sympathetic nervous system arousal and the release of epinephrine and norepinephrine,but unlike men,they also release the hormone:

Who has the MOST risk for burnout?

The _____ system is a complex response system that protects the body from bacteria,viruses,and other foreign substances.

Trying to determine if a stressor is a threat or a challenge occurs during:

Research has demonstrated that even die-hard pessimists can be trained to become significantly more optimistic.

The main cause of coronary heart disease is atherosclerosis.

When patients were asked to report how many pills they have taken since their last visit,and then the pills in the bottle were counted to assess the accuracy of the patients' report,Roth and Caron found that patients:

The hardy personality has been shown to offer protection from stress-induced illnesses.According to research,the core features of hardiness do NOT include:

Which statement about the sickness response is FALSE?

Use the following to answer questions : Scenario I Ever since Walter Cannon's original research on the flight-or-fight response,researchers have investigated the brain and bodily processes,constituting what is termed the HPA axis,involved in this response to a variety of threatening stimuli.In his seminal research on general adaptation syndrome (GAS) ,Hans Selye described how these physiological responses change with prolonged exposure to stress and thereby affect overall health.GAS consists of three phases.The alarm phase begins with exposure to an intense stressor and itself consists of two brief subphases: the shock phase in which the body momentarily cannot respond to the stressor and the antishock phase in which the body rapidly mobilizes resources to overcome it.If the stressor persists,the second phase of GAS termed the resistance phase begins.Here,the body adapts to heightened arousal levels and attempts to deal with the stressor by allocating increased energy to it at the expense of other physiological processes not pertinent to survival.The results of these physiological processes can lead to one of two end stages: Either the stressor is eliminated and the body recovers (the recovery stage) or the body's resistance collapses (the exhaustion phase) . -(Scenario I) A gazelle flees at the sight of an approaching lion.This flight-or-fight response MOST closely corresponds to which stage of GAS?

Perceived control refers to our ability to _____ stressors.

Women who are involved in intense physical training,such as long-distance running,sometimes stop menstruating,and their bodies shut down other processes not necessary for immediate survival.What phase of the general adaptation syndrome does this phenomenon BEST describe?

Somatic symptom disorders are considered psychological disorders.

Hostility,especially in men,is a better predictor of heart disease than is smoking cigarettes.

Psychologists would identify which person as MOST at risk for developing premature heart disease?

Cigarette smoking is decreasing in prevalence in Canada.