The crew of the starship became addicted to a type of video game because the pleasure center in their brains was stimulated each time they scored. They eventually played the game nearly constantly and experienced a pleasurable emotion without having to interpret a physiological reaction or think about the situational cause of their emotion. This is most supportive of which theory of emotion?
A. Optimal arousal
B. Cannon's central
C. James's peripheral
D. Schachter-Singer
Answer: B
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What is problematic about the legal criteria used to determine degrees of visual impairment, especially with regard to the development of children?
A. No consistent federal guidelines for classifying visual impairment have been adopted. B. Determining impairment is based on the judgment of a family physician, and that judgment may be flawed due to lack of training or special considerations. C. Most insurance companies don't reimburse for corrective lenses; therefore, children and their parents are reluctant to admit to visual difficulties. D. The criteria pertain solely to distance vision, whereas children with visual difficulties usually engage in close-up visual tasks in the classroom.
Jackie has irregular periods, therefore, she did not realize she was already 14 weeks along when she took a home pregnancy test. However, the test was negative. What could explain this?
a. hCG levels peak in the 2nd and 3rd month of pregnancy and then drop off to levels that might not be detected by a home pregnancy test. b. By the 12th week of pregnancy, estrogen and progesterone have leveled off so differences in them are no longer detected by a home pregnancy test. c. Home pregnancy tests are only able to detect changes in a woman's body related to pregnancy for the first 6 weeks of pregnancy. d. She was using her early morning urine for the test which tends to be lower in concentration of pregnancy hormones.
Prospective memory involves recalling information that has been previously learned
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A government-funded enriched preschool program for disadvantaged children is called
a. Heart Start. c. Home Start. b. Health Start. d. none of these