Which of the following best describes secondary appraisal?
A. Evaluating the resources available to cope with stress
B. Evaluating the root cause of the situation that is causing stress
C. Evaluating a situation that causes stress several times before identifying a response mechanism
D. Evaluating a stressful situation in a detached and objective fashion
Answer: A
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a. defining the problem b. hypothesis testing c. publishing results d. theoretical projection
The coroner of a small town was sent a body to examine. The coroner explained to her technician that the body had rigor mortis because of
A. a drop in ACh levels after death. B. a lack of energy needed to separate actin and myosin molecules. C. an increase in intracellular calcium concentrations after death. D. the breakdown of troponin molecules after death.
Recent research suggests that catharsis or the release of pent-up hostilities does return us to a peaceful state
a. True b. False
When a research team selected participants for a study of mother-infant play, they chose a socioeconomically and racially/ethnically diverse sample. By doing this, the researchers will increase their study's
a. viability b. reliability c. internal validity d. external validity