What is stress? Present a real-life example of a situation and describe it using the three interpretations of harm/loss, threat, and challenge
What will be an ideal response?
Stress is the anxious or threatening feeling that comes when we interpret or appraise a situation as being more than our psychological resources can adequately handle.
A harm/loss appraisal of a situation means that you have already sustained some damage or injury.
A threat appraisal of a situation means that the harm/loss has not yet taken place but you know it will happen in the near future.
A challenge appraisal means you have the potential for gain or personal growth but you also need to mobilize your physical energy and psychological resources to meet the challenging situation.
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If you have almost a perfect score on the first test of a semester, what is the most likely prediction for your second score, and why? Assume these tests are similar to most college tests
a. You will have the same score as the first time, because people are consistent. b. You will increase your score to a perfect score because of increased confidence. c. You will have a somewhat lower score because of overconfidence. d. You will have a somewhat lower score because scores fluctuate on not-very-reliable tests.
If 50% of the individuals taking a particular test get a certain item correct, the difficulty (or easiness) level of that item would be
a. .05. b. .25. c. .50. d. .10.
Drugs that block a neurotransmitter' activity are called
A) agonists. B) antagonists. C) excitatory. D) reuptake inhibitors.
Two children are participating in a study on memory: Heather, a preschooler, and Ileana, a sixth grader. When the children fail one of the recall tasks, the researcher asks each child what she would do to succeed at the task the next time. Heather suggests that she would simply try again; on the other hand, Ileana says that she would try to write the items down. The difference in the girls' responses most clearly illustrates an increase in ________ during childhood.
A. attachment B. metacognitive ability C. proximal development D. egocentrism