The frequent finding that asthmatics often experience shortness of breath concurrently with tremendous anxiety is an example of how emotions and physiological symptoms often occur simultaneously
As such, it supports which of the following theories of emotion?
a) excitation transfer
b) James-Lange
c) Cannon-Bard theory
d) two-factor theory
ANS: C, Cannon and Bard suggested that the emotion and physiology occur simultaneously.
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A study by Perrone and colleagues (2010) asked high school students who were identified as being academically talented to predict their career outcomes. What was the finding when those same students were examined between 10 and 20 years later? a. Students' predictions had very poor accuracy
b. Students tended to underpredict their level of occupational success. c. Students tended to overpredict their level of occupational success. d. Students' predictions were surprisingly accurate.
According to which theory did mating preferences develop in response to the differing reproductive challenges that faced the earliest humans, leaving an imprint that influences male and female mating patterns today?
a. Skinner's applied behavior analysis theory b. Sternberg's triangular theory of love c. Buss's evolutionary theory d. Festinger's interpersonal attraction theory
When did the American Psychological Association, as an organization, submit its first amicus brief to the Supreme Court?
A. In 1954, on school desegregation B. In 1962, on expert witnesses C. In 1979, on jury research D. In 1986, on homosexuality