In terms of adolescent behavior, what is meant by sensation seeking? How is sensation seeking a risk factor in adolescent development? What types of behaviors are linked to sensation seeking by adolescents?
What will be an ideal response?
Sensation seeking is a desire to experience increased levels of arousal and "highs" associated with risky behavior. This behavior has the potential to lead to accidental injury or death. Most common behaviors include drug/alcohol abuse, reckless driving, unprotected sex, etc.
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Alma has recurrent terrifying episodes that last about twenty minutes. Her heart beats so fast that she thinks she is having a She has feared having another episode over the past two months. What is the most likely diagnosis?
a. panic disorder c. agoraphobia b. posttraumatic stress disorder d. generalized anxiety disorder
A researcher investigates whether there is a relationship between type of background music being listened to and responses to a mood inventory by having 60 randomly selected participants complete the mood inventory, with 20 randomly assigned to each of three rooms. In one room classical music is played in the background, in another hard rock music, and in a third country music. The type of
background music variable is a(n) a. true independent variable. c. dependent variable. b. quasi-independent variable. d. interval scale.
Which of the following statements is a conclusion that can be drawn from the Stanford Prison Experiment?
A. Male guards should not be put in charge of female inmates. B. The prison environment causes people to act in ways that they would not otherwise. C. Funding for rehabilitative programs is inadequate. D. Longer periods of training tend to produce better correctional officers.
Why are some emotions called "basic emotions?"
a) because both males and females express them with the same frequency b) because they are unlearned and universal c) because they are learned in infancy d) because they are expressed by all infants around the world