According to the inverted-U (upside-down-U) curve and depending on the person's current level of arousal,
A. increasing arousal can improve performance on a task.
B. decreasing arousal can improve performance on a task.
C. only by keeping arousal constant will performance change.
D. alternatives a and b both are possible.
D. alternatives a and b are both possible
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Interfering with muscular movement associated with a particular emotion __________ people's ability to experience that emotion.
A. decreased B. increased C. had no effect on D. augmented
In Thomas Malthus' 1798 essay he reasoned that:
a. The geological differences were created by gradual changes over time. b. Organisms tend to reproduce in excess to the increase of the food supply. c. All creatures have a common descendent. d. Species must be reproductively viable to survive.
Louis says he got a "D" on the psychology test because the test was hard and an "A" on the English test because he prepared well. This scenario is an example of
A. a self-serving bias. B. fundamental attribution error. C. actor-observer bias. D. ultimate attribution error.
Over the last 10 years or so, rates of cigarette smoking have
A. increased. B. decreased. C. stayed stable. D. increased among older adults but decreased among younger adults.