Janet and Joan are on a hot air balloon ride. They experience identical patterns of physiological arousal: increased heart rate, sweaty palms, pupil dilation, and increased breathing. After each woman assesses the environment, Janet feels happy while Joan is very scared. Which theory of emotion can best explain this difference?
What will be an ideal response?
two-factor
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A. warm and nurturing B. demanding and disapproving C. hostile and unsupportive D. indulgent and overinvolved
While Piaget believed that the theories that children develop about their worlds are comprehensive in explaining a variety of phenomena, the ____ hypothesis believes that infants are born with rudimentary knowledge of the world that is elaborated upon based on the child's experiences
a. ethological b. psychosocial c. dynamic systems d. core knowledge
John learns about Michelle, a student at a state university in NY, who has blond hair, enjoys the summer, and likes the beach John assumes she is from California (given the stereotypes about women from California) despite the fact that over 85% of students at this state university are from NY. This is best explained by
a. divergent thinking. b. algorithms. c. knowledge of the base rate. d. the representativeness bias. e. convergent thinking.
Structuralism emphasizes ______
a. individual differences b. the application of biological principles to the mind c. the influence of subconscious urges on conscious behavior d. the basic units of experience and their combinations