Kirby just got divorced. He is currently thinking about how disruptive and significant this life change will be for him. According to Lazarus, Kirby's behavior is an example of
A. the general adaptation syndrome.
B. primary appraisal.
C. secondary appraisal.
D. daily hassles and uplifts.
Answer: B
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a. ?stimuli similar to a prototype are believed to be more likely than stimuli that are dissimilar to a prototype b. ?a higher value is placed on the more easily recognized alternative c. ?the frequency of an event’s occurrence is predicted by the ease with which the event is brought to mind d. ?people choose between alternatives based on emotional or “gut” reactions to stimuli
In a study investigating the effects of two different types of music on students' test performance, the music represents the
A. independent variable. B. intervening variable. C. dependent variable. D. applied variable.
If you are presented with two cages of rats (in which each cage contains both males and females in equal numbers), and the rats in one cage seem much more aggressive and active, you might hypothesize that the rats in the cage were
A) postnatally exposed to serotonin. B) deprived of sleep. C) fed a high-fat diet. D) prenatally exposed to extra estrogen. E) prenatally exposed to extra androgen.
The purpose of an Institutional Review Board is to __________.
A. prevent ethical violations and judge whether the research being proposed follows reasonable ethical guidelines B. design research studies, test hypothesizes, and secure funding C. generate theories, measure variables, and publish findings in peer-reviewed journals D. supervise and monitor research that is being conducted and to support the mission of the university