We can usually control whether we cry, but we can't usually control whether we feel sorrow. This illustrates that emotions
A. arise in part from a cognitive appraisal of a situation.
B. are passions, not actions.
C. are accompanied by bodily responses.
D. are experiences, not overt behaviors or specific thoughts.
Answer: B
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Research on lesbian mothers has shown that, when compared to heterosexual parents, they are
a. less likely to hit. b. more likely to engage in imaginative play. c. less likely to raise well-adjusted children. d. more likely to raise children with bisexual or homosexual orientations.
A young boy has been told by his father not to go near the street. The boy looks at his father and then runs toward the busy street. His father catches the young boy before he makes it to the street and spanks him for this misbehavior. The young boy stops going near the street due to the consequence known as
a. negative reinforcement. b. response cost. c. positive punishment. d. negative punishment.
Sucking on a pacifier has no soothing effect for infants
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Mr. Koerner had a stroke that resulted in Wernicke's aphasia. His speech makes no sense but includes many curse words, which his wife finds shocking. How might you explain his condition to her?
A. He is in denial about his stroke but really understands much of what is going on around him. B. He is very frustrated by his inability to make sense of the conversations going on around him. C. If he is still able to curse, he obviously could speak correctly if he really tried. D. He has no comprehension of any of the words he speaks or hears and is not troubled by it due to brain damage.