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sympathetic system [1 record]

Record 1 1981-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
OBS

A subdivision of the autonomic system arising in the thoracic and lumbar portions of the spinal cord. Most active in aroused states of the organism.

OBS

Note: Term defined in a specialized glossary of psychometrics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique

Spanish

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