Describe how the body responds to stress (6 marks) Acute stress causes the arousal of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). The ANS comprises of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) which prepares the individual for ‘fight or flight’ and the parasympathetic branch‚ which returns the individual to their original state of relaxation. Part of the SNS response is the sympathetic adrenal system (SAM)‚ this system along with the SNS is collectively called the sympathomedullary pathway. The SNS is activated
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There are five ethical standards researchers must follow: protection of participants‚ informed consent‚ deception‚ debriefing and confidentiality. These standards form the backbone of ethical standards for researchers. They provide a fair foundation for all research work for the participant and for the researcher. Protection of participants is the ethical standard by which no participant is harmed physically or harmed psychologically. This means participants should not be exposed to greater risks
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WORD COUNT: 784 Does heredity affect your personality‚ or is it your environment. Many psychologists have been back and forth on this question for years. Both of them can affect your behavior and development‚ but which one affects it the most? Heredity and environment are both leading causes of how a human being acts‚ and functions. From the heredity standpoint‚ however‚ it is proven that heredity does play a part in a person’s development and behavior. In a twin study‚ they proved that identical
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In psychology‚ the experimental method involves the manipulation of some aspect of a situation‚ and observing the effects this has on a particular behavior. In technical terms‚ the former is the independent variable (IV)‚ and the latter the dependant variable (DV). Only the investigations which involve the manipulation of the independent variables is part of the experimental method. Basically‚ in other words‚ we can say that experimental method is the type of research which involves the investigation
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The “Color Complex” and It’s Persisting Effects on the Black Community As African Americans came to the United States the “color complex” was implemented upon them by their white captors. The “color complex” became a means for which white slave owners could divide and conquer their black slaves. With black slaves outnumbering whites on many southern colonies as well as in many of the Caribbean islands‚ such as Haiti‚ whites realized that they needed to divide their captors against each other.
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Using the Method of Continuous Variations to Determine the Mole Ratio between Reactants Abstract: The purpose of this lab was to find the molar ratio of NaClO and an unknown substance labeled solution “B”. Using the method of continuous variation the ratio of the two solutions were changed but kept equal to 50 mL. The reaction was an exothermic oxidation-reduction and the temperature change was measured to determine which ratio of NaClO to solution “B” was optimal. The ratio with the highest temperature
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How much influence does the President have over the legislative process? (15) Many powers that the President has‚ Congress will be able to check due to the checks and balances imposed by the Founding Fathers. The fact that the Government has separation of powers‚ it is hard to gain the agreement between the legislative branch and the executive branch which the President needs. One could argue that the president does have influence over the legislative process to an extent‚ but it is significantly
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“Family expectations influence and determine who we become” When we are born‚ we are not born with a set of values and expectations‚ so we learn them from our parents or from the adults who raise us. We learn not only through these adults teaching us‚ we learn by example and by watching and observing others. As we grow up and get to an age that we can understand what values are‚ we can begin to assume them. However‚ we also can reject those values and expectations as children and young adults
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Sara Gaffey English 102 Napolitano Persuasive Draft Complex Religion Whether there is a God or not has been one of the biggest debates‚ well‚ ever. There are worthy arguments from both sides about the existence of God‚ yet‚ none can be proven‚ and never will be. Christianity is a confusing religion. It’s confusing when I hear that God hates gays and does not accept them. They will go to hell for their preferences. I believe that piece of information is even in the Bible. Yet‚ whenever
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Global Warming and Human Influence Global warming can be defined as; “An increase in the earth’s atmospheric and oceanic temperatures widely predicted to occur due to an increase in the greenhouse effect resulting especially from pollution” (Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary‚ 2008). According to University of Phoenix Global Warming (2008)‚ the data accumulated from daily measurements indicate that the Earth’s average surface temperature in 2005 was the third highest since the mid-1800s. Apparently
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