After a night out with your friends, you come home to find an intruder in your apartment. According to the James–Lange theory of emotion, what is most likely to be your FIRST response?

A) You experience nausea.
B) Your mind makes up a detailed scenario of an imaginary conversation with the intruder.
C) Your heart rate increases and your muscles tense.
D) You experience amnesia.


C) Your heart rate increases and your muscles tense.

Psychology

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a. was nearly identical in both very young and older twins. b. was quite different in both very young and older twins. c. was nearly identical in very young twins but differed in older twins. d. differed in very young twins but was nearly identical in older twins.

Psychology

Heidegger used the term ____ to indicate that a person and the world were inseparable.

a. thrownness b. Eigenwelt c. Mitwelt d. Dasein

Psychology

Wayne Dennis conducted research with Iranian orphans who spent the first two years of life lying flat on their backs. This research provided support for the idea that

a. motor development is primarily influenced by hereditary factors. b. maturation is necessary but not sufficient for the development of motor function. c. the extent of stimulation in the environment has no direct impact on the development of motor function. d. motor development is solely influenced by environmental stimulation.

Psychology

In addition to problems with balance and coordination, a person with damage to the cerebellum will likely have problems with ____.

A. reflexive changes in heart rate B. shifting attention between auditory and visual stimuli C. amnesia D. rational decision-making

Psychology