Walking Home Late at Night After Watching a Scary Movie

Multiple Choice

Walking home late at night after watching a scary movie at a friend's house, Ashley suddenly hears a strange, shrill noise that almost sounds like a distant scream. Her heartbeat and blood pressure increase, her muscles tense, her mouth goes dry, and she begins to perspire. Ashley is experiencing the _____ component of emotion that is due to the activation of her _____.

A) psychological; sympathetic nervous system
B) physiological; sympathetic nervous system
C) subjective; parasympathetic nervous system
D) expressive or behavioral; parasympathetic nervous system