Although he doesn't understand why, Rick finds that his attraction to his girlfriend is intensified when she flirts with other men. Rick's increased attraction may be caused by his
a. denial of his anger.
b. secondary appraisal of his girlfriend's worth.
c. frustration at not being able to change the situation.
d. attribution of his emotional arousal as attraction.
D
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a. test several children at the same time as a way of reducing their anxiety b. make sure the children are relaxed by playing soft music as they take the test c. only give extra time to those who seem to need it d. be aware of each student's linguistic and cultural background
The three kinds of primary appraisals, according to Lazarus, are:
A. harm/loss, threat, and challenge B. hypochondriac, psychosomatic, and physiological C. irrelevant, positive, and stressful D. alarm, resistance, and exhaustion
According to Treisman's feature integration theory, the first stage of perception is called the stage
a. feature analysis b. focused attention c. preattentive d. letter analysis
Memory is an active system that
a. stores and organizes information. b. receives and recovers information. c. alters information. d. does all of these.