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Catrina just missed hitting a deer as she was driving along a dark, curving road. She felt her racing heart finally slow down after she pulled off the road and took a few deep breaths. This is an example of a(n)___________

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Answer: Adaptive response

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Catrina just missed hitting a deer as she was driving along a dark, curving road. She felt her racing heart finally slow down after she pulled off the road and took a few deep breaths. This is an example of a(n)____adaptive response_______

This results from her brain trying to adjust to the fact that she was safe and trying to calm the rest of the body down(homeostasis).

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