Schachter (1959) found that participants expecting to receive painful electric shocks preferred the company of others who were in the same situation. These results suggest that
a. social comparison processes are used to evaluate emotions.
b. emotions have a strong physiological component.
c. self-handicapping is more about self-presentation than self-enhancement.
d. people are relatively inaccurate at affective forecasting.
a
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Ninety percent of students fail a math test for three days in a row. The teacher introduces another math test on a fourth day and the students moan in dismay. This occurs because of
a. stimulus generalization. b. stimulus discrimination. c. a conditioned response. d. a conditioned stimulus.
Cultural guidelines that dictate how emotions should generally be expressed and where and when their expression is appropriate are termed __________
a) norms. b) values. c) expectations. d) display rules.
Do you believe that newborns are able to imitate the behavior of others? What does the research say on this topic?
What will be an ideal response?
What do all alternative medical systems have in common? The systems
A) ?are holistic, considering psychological factors as well as physical factors in health. B) ?arose long ago and are now accepted by very few people. C) ?accept the importance of manipulation of the skin and organs in the healing process. D) ?emphasize physical factors and minimize psychological and emotional factors.