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Alygatorr01285

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on: Jun 22, 2018
The two different pathways in the brain involved in the detection of danger differ from one another with respect to
 
  a. their roles in panic disorder versus specific phobia.
  b. the amount of conscious thinking and reasoning.
  c. the detection of reality-based versus unrealistic threats.
  d. their presence in humans versus lower animals.

Question 2

The brain pathway that operates as a short cut in the detection of danger
 
  a. provides for quicker conscious processing of threat.
  b. is acquired through classical conditioning.
  c. interferes with the organism's ability to respond to threat.
  d. allows some threats to be responded to very quickly.


aruss1303

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: b.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d.


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