Which of the following is probably the best explanation for why people choose to engage in "bungee jumping"?
A. the fear of failure
B. the overjustification effect
C. sensation seeking
D. the self-handicapping strategy
Answer: C
You might also like to view...
At a "rave" party, Marilyn used ecstasy. The physical effects of this drug include
a. low blood pressure. b. increased appetite. c. elevated body temperature. d. all of these symptoms.
Freud believed that the ego was the first of the personality components to become evident
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Pinker proposes that in order to "morph" words into different forms (i.e., past tense), we have:
a) one system that is associative; we encode associations between the past and present tense, and use them to retrieve one another. b) one system that operates via rules; we use these rules (e.g., "add an -s to make a plural") to morph words. c) two systems; we use the rule system for exceptions, and the associative system for non-exceptions. d) two systems; we use the rule system for non-exceptions, and the associative system for exceptions.
Which of the following comments on brain function would be most likely to be made by Aristotle?
a. The mind acts through the pineal body to control the body. b. The brain serves to cool the passions of the heart. c. The brain is the seat of emotion, but not thought. d. The brain routes sensory information to the heart e. Injury to the brain alters emotion and thought.