Which term refers to the capability to adjust emotions to a desired state and level of intensity?

A. instrumental aggression
B. relational aggression
C. emotional self-regulation
D. autonomous cooperation


Answer: C

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Which of the following statements is correct concerning what hypnosis can NOT do?

a) Hypnosis cannot increase a person's confidence. b) Hypnosis cannot give a person superhuman strength. c) Hypnosis cannot relieve pain. d) Hypnosis cannot improve self-esteem.

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Your friends, John and Lisa, are wondering whether their newborn son can feel pain. What can you tell them about infants' ability to feel pain?

a. Infant nervous systems are not sufficiently developed to transmit pain. b. The skin of infants does not have as many pain receptors as does the skin of adults. c. Behavior suggests that newborns do not experience pain. d. Physical development and behavior suggests that newborns are capable of feeling pain.

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In a 2005 Swedish study, the brains of homosexual men showed brain activation similar to

heterosexual women to chemical compounds found in male sweat, but heterosexual men did not show this pattern of brain activation to the chemical. Which of the following is the best explanation for this finding? A) These brain activity patterns likely cause a man to develop a homosexual orientation. B) A man's homosexual orientation likely causes these brain activity patterns to develop. C) The researchers likely falsified their data in order to promote the Swedish pro-homosexual agenda. D) Based on this one study, we cannot conclude what caused these findings.

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