According to terror management theory, cultural worldviews diminish anxiety by
A) providing answers to universal, existential questions.
B) masking the inevitability of death.
C) providing distractions.
D) removing the need for religious faith.
Answer: A) providing answers to universal, existential questions.
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Kevin is in the final stage of Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome; which of the following is most likely occurring?
a. His heart and respiration rates have slowed down and his muscles have become fatigued. He has developed hives all over his upper torso. b. His endocrine and sympathetic activity is above normal, but lower than in the alarm stage. c. His hypothalamus is secreting corticotrophin-releasing hormones, which in turn causes his pituitary gland to secrete cortisol. d. His body has been activated and he is experiencing a fight or flight reaction.
Why are researchers investigating a possible role for glutamate in schizophrenia? a. Known antipsychotic medications have their primary effects on glutamate. b. People with schizophrenia have abnormal levels of glutamate activity
c. PCP use, which affects glutamate systems, mimics most symptoms of schizophrenia. d. Glutamate levels are directly influenced by cocaine and amphetamine.
According to the article Going to Pot, about adolescent drug use, the five year old participants were
observed with their parents (a) doing puzzles with their parents in the lab (b) in a shopping mall (c) for three two-hour sessions in their own homes (d) learning the alphabet at the preschool they attended
Children's memories are often organized in general representations of a sequence or series of events in the order in which they occur. What is this organizing tactic called?
A. autobiographical memory B. biographical memory C. scripts D. intuition