Some researchers believe that evaluation apprehension is the underlying cause of social anxiety. This means people high in social anxiety
A. are afraid of being graded or tested.
B. do not like to meet new people.
C. are afraid to speak in front of a large audience.
D. are afraid of what other people will think of them.
D
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The application of aversive activities includes all of the following procedures except:
a. overcorrection b. response cost c. contingent exercise d. guided compliance
Buss disagrees with sociobiologists and argues that behaviors were selected in our evolutionary past because those behaviors _____.
a. helped us pass on our genes b. were culturally valued c. were simple rather than complex d. solved problems
What happens to the rate of firing in motor neurons as we age? a. No changes occur
b. Firing rates decrease, leading to slower and weaker muscle responses. c. Firing rates increase, leading to uncomfortable cramping. d. Firing rates decrease, but muscle fibers are able to compensate for these changes.
Helmholtz abandoned his attempt to measure the speed of a person's reaction to physical
stimuli because a. there was too much individual variability. b. the testing procedure raised ethical issues. c. the Church objected to the study of the human mind. d. self reports proved more reliable. e. he lost his financial backing.