As described in lectures on emotion, the primary motive system of defensiveness is associated with the __________________ in the brain.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: amygdala
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a. contingency b. establishing operation c. novel behavior d. extinction burst
Bolger et al.(1989) first recognized and defined two specific types of stress contagion:
a. microsystems and macrosystems c. spillover and crossover b. gender and race d. socioeconomic level, and regional location
If researchers report that the results from their study were significant , p < .05, this means that:
a. if they conducted the study over they would get the same results less than 5 times in 100. b. the results are untrustworthy. c. we would expect the results to occur by chance less than 95 times out of 100. d. we would expect the results to occur by chance less than 5 times out of 100.
Germany was the birthplace of psychology, in part, because
a. German tradition emphasized the humanities over the sciences. b. German scientists believed the mind could be studied scientifically. c. national rivalry encouraged them to compete with scientists in other countries. d. German scientists were exceptionally well trained in philosophical approaches to the study of the mind. e. functionalism was so well received by German academicians.