The term ____________________ refers to the idea that to feel stress you need to perceive a threat and come to the conclusion you may not have adequate resources to deal with it

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


cognitive appraisal

Psychology

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Carl works for a large advertising firm, and his latest assignment is to develop a campaign educating people about the dangers of eating fatty, high-calorie foods. This can be classified as a type of:

a. secondary prevention b. tertiary prevention c. primary prevention d. auxiliary prevention

Psychology

Which of the following did Wechsler contribute to intelligence testing?

a. He developed the Army Alpha and Beta tests. b. He created separate tests for men and women. c. He created separate tests for heritable and non-heritable intelligence. d. He resolved some of the psychometric issues in earlier intelligence measures.

Psychology

Positive reinforcement is to the __________ of a stimulus as negative reinforcement is to the __________ of a stimulus

a. changing; ignoring b. presentation; removal c. removal; presentation d. ignoring; changing

Psychology

You are a social psychologist contacted by a defense attorney who is convinced that her client is innocent of assault. The prosecution's case rests heavily on eyewitness testimony

You have agreed to serve as an expert witness whose task is to educate the jury about the shortcomings of eyewitness testimony. What would you tell the court? What will be an ideal response?

Psychology