You and your mother are riding one of the fastest roller coasters in the country
Your interpretation of your adrenaline rush is delight, while your mother interprets her adrenaline rush as fear. Your different interpretations illustrate which theory of emotion?
a. the common sense theory
b. the James-Lange theory
c. Schachter's cognitive theory
d. the Cannon-Bard theory
ANSWER: c
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In a population of N = 10 scores, the smallest score is X = 8 and the largest is X = 20 . What is the range for this population?
a. 8 c. 12-13 b. 10 d. 20
Vito finds a correlation of –0.35 between procrastination behaviors and academic achievement. Which of the following is an appropriate conclusion for Vito to draw?
a. Procrastination leads students to perform more poorly. b. Poor academic performance causes more procrastination. c. Elimination of procrastination behaviors will lead students to perform better. d. As a student procrastinates more, her academic achievement decreases.
There is a children's story of a little red engine that was confronted with a heavy load. The little red engine kept saying, "I think I can, I think I can" as it attempted to carry the load. Which of the components of social cognitive theory does this story best illustrate?
a. self-efficacy c. willpower b. positive regard d. personal factors
Which of the following structures has the greatest direct control over the autonomic nervous system?
A. the thalamus B. the hippocampus C. the amygdala D. the hypothalamus