Why is pain considered an adaptive emotion? What condition illustrates this aspect of pain?

What will be an ideal response?


Pain is unique among the senses: It is so intimately involved with emotion that we are justified in discussing it as an emotional response. In fact, when we tell someone about a pain experience, we are usually describing an emotional reaction; it is the emotional response that makes pain adaptive.

Psychology

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Suppose your final exam is just one essay question: "Describe everything you learned in this course!" What type of memory test is that?

a. Free recall b. Recognition c. Savings d. Implicit

Psychology

_____ refer to emotions that occur as a result of themes derived from social interdependence and relationships with others

a) Socially disengaging emotions b) Socially engaging emotions c) Subjective emotions d) Objective emotions

Psychology

In general, the results of computerized testing are ____ when compared to paper and pencil testing

a. lower b. lower for adults, but not for children c. less accurate d. about the same

Psychology

Cognitive dissonance theory

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology