According to the Yerkes-Dodson law, optimum performance occurs at higher levels of arousal for simple tasks and lower levels of arousal for complex tasks
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A book collector has just purchased a first edition of a book proposing that the purpose of dreaming is "wish fulfillment," and how to interpret the true meanings of dreams. The book is probably by:
a. Freud b. Hobson c. Skinner d. Wundt
According to the ____, the reason why you feel fear when seeing a shark is because you have experienced a specific pattern of physiological responses that your brain recognizes as fear
a. James-Lange theory c. behavioral theory b. cognitive theory d. facial feedback theory
When you ask a classmate what type of therapist came to her class as a guest lecturer, she says she doesn't know but remembers that when she wrote her name on the blackboard, the letters "PsyD" were written next to it
You conclude the speaker was most likely a(n) a. clinical social worker. b. psychiatrist. c. clinical or counseling psychologist. d. informal therapist.
According to research presented in the text, when children in families were asked to take on additional responsibilities, this was usually the result of high levels of stress in the ________ job
And the child who assumed the greatest responsibilities was usually a __________. a. mother's; son b. mother's; daughter c. father's; son d. father's; daughter