According to the ______________, people aggress when their goals are thwarted.
A. pleasure principle
B. frustration-aggression principle
C. drive principle
D. motivation principle
E. aggression-motivation hypothesis
B. frustration-aggression principle
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To measure fear or anxiety in both humans and nonhumans, researchers measure variations in an individual's ____
a. rate of eyelid blinking b. attention to a flickering light c. salivary reflex d. startle reflex
Needles inserted into the body during the acupuncture procedure may relieve pain because the pain
a. results in the release of neuropeptides. b. blocks the functioning of pain-relieving neurons. c. paralyzes the central nervous system. d. suppresses the production of all neurotransmitters.
You are walking down a deserted alley late at night, and you hear a sudden noise to your left. The noise activates your thalamus, which in turn alerts both the cortex and the hypothalamus for action. Thus, your body is aroused for flight at the same time you experience the emotion of fear. This set of events is best described by which theory of emotion?
a. the common sense theory b. the James-Lange theory c. attribution theory d. the Cannon-Bard theory
Throughout history, most births were administered by ______________
a. physicians b. midwives c. nurses d. shamans