On his first day of class, Professor Saccamano thinks he is nervous because his blood pressure is up and his hands are shaking. He continues to feel this way, however, before every class meeting of the semester, and eventually realizes that his arousal is due to the five flights of stairs he must climb up to the classroom. Which theory best explains his misattribution?
a. downward comparison theory
b. self-handicapping theory
c. self-perception theory
d. two-factor theory of emotion
d
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a. Amount of testosterone exposure before birth b. Being born in summer months versus winter months c. Eating a vegetarian or nonvegetarian diet d. Being left-handed or right-handed
Eysenck's typology has:
a. a strong physiological base, but one which unfortunately ignores environmental influences b. a strong physiological base, but one which does not ignore environmental influences c. a strong environmental base, but one which unfortunately ignores the role played by biology in the determination of behavior d. a strong environmental base, but one which does not stress physiological influences
Donna has borderline personality disorder. She is in therapy, but progress is slow. One problem is that some days she thinks her therapist is the most wonderful person in the world. On other days, she thinks he is worthless and untrustworthy
This type of thinking is called a. dialectical. b. splitting. c. entitlement. d. psychopathological.
Which pairing of receptor type and action is correct?
A. metabotropic; direct opening of an ion channel B. ionotropic; more time required to open an ion channel C. metabotropic; G-protein activation leads to activation of a second messenger D. metabotropic; second messenger effects are specific to opening ion channels