You are auditioning for a position in a rock band. You have practiced a difficult guitar tune endlessly. Based on your private rehearsals, you no longer consider the tune difficult to play; but very easy to play. According to the Yerkes-Dodson Law, at what level of arousal will your performance be best during the audition?
A. no arousal whatsoever
B. low level of arousal
C. moderate level of arousal
D. high level of arousal
D. high level of arousal
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b. People could recognize these expressions more accurately, if they were posed differently. c. People could recognize these expressions more accurately if posture were added. d. People can recognize other facial expressions.
Which term refers to a participant's ability to make and implement decisions?
A. beneficence B. autonomy C. integrity D. justice
Suppose that Joe experienced a hurricane about 18 months ago. His cousin Sam read about the hurricane in the newspaper, but he did not experience it. Which of the following would be most likely?
a. Joe would actually recall very little information about the hurricane, due to repression and other avoidance strategies. b. Joe would seldom think about the hurricane; if asked, however, he could accurately reconstruct the details. c. Joe's recall would be more accurate than Sam's, even if it is not perfect. d. Joe and Sam would have fairly similar patterns of recall, despite the differences in their experience with the hurricane.
Some observers suggest that identity in minority adolescents is facilitated by the formation of a ___________ in which adolescents draw from their own cultural identity while integrating themselves into the dominant culture; this suggests that an
individual can live as a member of two cultures, with two cultural identities, without having to choose one over the other. a. bicultural identity c. cultural assimilation model b. monocultural identity d. pluralistic society model