The risk-as-feelings hypothesis states that ____
a. people rely on emotions to evaluate risk
b. people tend to disregard emotions when evaluating risk
c. risky situations are more emotion-arousing than non-risky situations
d. most people experience a distinct positive emotion when engaging in risky behavior
A
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a. Setting a goal to win more tennis matches this season than last season b. Entering only tennis matches against opponents you expect to defeat c. Using a worn-out tennis racket in a match you expect to lose anyway d. Practicing harder than usual during the week before an important tennis match
When adults speak slowly and with exaggerated changes in pitch and volume, they are using ____ speech
a. symbolic b. off-stressed c. phonemic d. infant-directed
Elisabeth KüblerRoss's model of death and dying is based on
a. observations of terminally ill people and their families. b. case studies of the journals of terminally ill people. c. case studies of people with infamous deaths. d. interviews with people who work with the terminally ill – hospice workers, nurses, doctors, and chaplains. e. interviews with terminally ill people.
What function does a competing response serve when habit behaviors involve nervous habits and muscle tics?
a. the habit behavior is inhibited b. an alternative behavior is provided to replace the habit c. a punisher is presented when the habit occurs d. all of these