Chen is cycling home when a car pulls out in front of him. He brakes hard and avoids it. His heart pounds, he breathes quickly and his hands are sweating. Ten minutes after he gets home, he still feels shaky, although his heart rate is slowing.
Use your knowledge of the autonomic nervous system and the fight or flight response to explain Chen's reactions.
88 exam-style questions on Oxford AQA IGCSE Psychology 1.3 Biopsychology, covering 1.3.1 Divisions of the nervous system, 1.3.2 The endocrine system, 1.3.3 Autonomic nervous system and fight or flight, 1.3.4 James-Lange theory of emotion, 1.3.5 Structure and function of neurons, 1.3.6 Synaptic transmission, 1.3.7 Hebb's theory of learning, 1.3.8 Brain structure, 1.3.9 Localisation of function in the brain, 1.3.10 Penfield's study of the interpretive cortex, 1.3.11 Cognitive neuroscience, 1.3.12 Brain scanning techniques, 1.3.13 Tulving's 'gold' memory study, and 1.3.14 Effects of neurological damage. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.