Terror management theory suggests that self-esteem serves a terror management function by reducing
a. awareness of the inevitability of death.
b. mortality salience.
c. anxiety.
d. cultural worldviews.
C
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By spreading the responsibility to act among several people, the likelihood that help will be given to a person in need
a. is increased. b. is decreased. c. becomes erratic. d. is handled more efficiently.
After “Little Albert” was conditioned to fear a white rat, he began to fear several other furry things. This is an example of ____
a. ?spontaneous recovery b. ?stimulus generalization c. ?stimulus discrimination d. ?latent learning
When an electrochemical impulse reaches the end of a neuron, ____ are released into the ____.
Best friends Hurley and Sayid are lost on a remote island in the south Pacific. While they are walking, they unexpectedly see a stranger coming toward them. Hurley believes the stranger is about to attack them. Sayid believes the stranger is about to greet them and welcome them to the island. As the stranger approaches, Hurley experiences fear, but Sayid experiences happiness. The friends' different emotional reactions can be explained by the ________ theory of emotion.
A. physiological B. neurological C. affective D. cognitive