An appeasement gesture is a ritualized behavior that communicates

a. the possibility of attack.
b. sexual interest or receptivity.
c. surrender.
d. the marking of a territorial boundary.
e. independence.


c. surrender.

Psychology

You might also like to view...

Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Staying awake for more than 120 consecutive hours produces long-term deficits in brain functioning that cannot be overcome by subsequently catching up on one's sleep 2. Researchers have observed aggression in both humans and rats deprived of REM sleep 3. The most commonly experienced sleep disorder is insomnia 4. The long-term use of sleeping pills to manage chronic insomnia usually is safe and effective 5. A 55-year-old overweight man would be considered at risk for developing narcolepsy

Psychology

Ali, who is currently experiencing a depressive episode, believes that the reason he doesn't have a romantic partner is that he is inherently unlikable. Based on your understanding of cognitive explanations of MDD, Ali is most clearly making which type of attribution?

A. Unstable B. Internal C. Global D. Situational

Psychology

Which of the following men is the most likely to live with his parents into his mid-thirties?

A) Andy, who lives in the United States and attended college B) Klas, who lives in Sweden and works part-time C) Lukas, who lives in Greece and attended college D) Elias, who lives in Finland and works full-time

Psychology

Avoidance is another form of emotion-based coping

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology