Which of the following statements is true of emotions?

A. Their development follows a relatively standard timeline, beginning in early infancy.
B. Their physical manifestations and impact on behavior tend to be similar for all individuals.
C. They involve purely objective reactions to experience.
D. They seldom involve any overt behavioral manifestations.


Answer: A

Psychology

You might also like to view...

As discussed in the text, which factor is a consideration when assessing characteristics using the mental status examination?

a. The treatment model used b. Use of a highly unstructured interview c. The interviewee's cultural background d. Future achievements relative to people of the same age of the interviewee

Psychology

The eating disorder characterized by recurrent bing eating accompanied by inappropriate compensatory behavior in order to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting; misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or other medications, fasting; or excessive exercise is called:

a. anorexia nervosa c. compulsive overeating b. bulimia nervosa d. distorted body image

Psychology

Augustine’s beliefs diverged from Neo-Platonist thinking when he equated God with the Platonic Forms. In other words, by trying to understand the Forms, ____

a. he was actually denouncing the existence of God b. he was trying to understand God, who cannot be studied or understood directly c. he was suggesting that the soul was unimportant and did not exist outside of the physical body d. he indirectly suggested that paganism was the result of a physiological imbalance

Psychology

In the NICHD Study of Early Child Care, when babies were exposed to __________, the rate of attachment insecurity increased

A) high-quality child care but insensitive parental caregiving B) inadequate child care but warm, sensitive parental caregiving C) more than one child-care arrangement, regardless of the quality of parental care D) a combination of insensitive caregiving at home and poor-quality child care

Psychology