The research (Pennebaker, 1990) on "opening up" about the experience of traumatic events finds that expressing one's thoughts and feelings about these events is helpful primarily because
a. the release of emotion calms down physiological arousal.
b. it provides the opportunity to receive social support.
c. it fosters insights and increased self-awareness.
d. it prevents anger from building up and becoming uncontrollable.
Answer: C
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Which of the following is an accurate statement about neural networks?
A. Neural networks have not been found to exist in the brain. B. Neural networks are made up of only sensory neurons. C. Neural networks are responsible for a lot of the processing that is done in the brain. D. Neural networks must be made of neurons that are distributed throughout many brain regions.
In family studies of heritability, the portion of group variability that is NOT attributed to heritability is attributed instead to
a. the individual's personal volition (intentions). b. random unsystematic variations. c. unknown psychical forces. d. environmental influences.
Heidi has a series of events that she follows every morning: she takes a shower, dresses, eats breakfast, and rides the bus to school. Her memory of this sequence of events would most likely be organized in the form of:
a. a series of retrieval cues b. a script for "morning events" c. a series of mental images d. semantic elaboration of common events
This chapter ended by talking about just a few studies regarding same-sex couples. What other kinds of similarities or differences do you think social psychology research has found when studying gay/lesbian or bisexual relationships, compared to heterosexual relationships? What about polyamorous relationships?
What will be an ideal response?