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| Thaddeus will play a violin solo at his school tomorrow. His musical performance is likely to be ________ if his physiological arousal during the performance is ______. |
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| Boyd, a suspect in a criminal investigation, has agreed to take a lie detector test. The machine used in this test is most likely to measure his |
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| When shown a face when an evenly mixed expression of fear and anger, ________ children were much quicker than other children to see anger. |
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| People often overestimate the clarity of their intentions in their e-mails becuase they underestimate the importance of ______ in communication. |
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| Compared with males, females are more likely to cry and report distress when observing someone in distress. This best illustrates |
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| People tend to describe their experienced emotions along the two dimensions of |
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| Most young children are fearful of bees, even though they have been been stung by one. This best illustrates that fear |
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| B) can be learned through observation |
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| People are likely to experience higher levels of ______ if they seek to contribute to their communities rather than simply strive for personal wealth and power. |
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| Haley's parents bought her a used bicycle for her birthday. She was thrilled until she learned that her best friend received a brand new bicycle for her birthday. Haley's declining satisfaction illustrates |
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| In the three weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, two-thirds of Americans responding to a University of Michigan survey reported |
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| Because of poverty, unemployment and overcrowding, residents of impoverished areas are especially likely to experience |
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| Friedman and Rosenman referred to competitive, hard-driving, impatient, and easily angered individuals as ______ personalities. |
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| Bernard is an ambitious, highly competitive corporate lawyer who recently had a heart attack. He tends to be impatient and a perfectionist, and he gets angry over little things. Research suggests that Bernard's susceptibility to heart attacks may be most closely linked to his |
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| Elderly nursing home residents tend to decline faster and die sooner than they would otherwise if they lack |
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| British civil service workers in executive positions live longer than those in clerical positions. This best illustrates the value of |
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| After stockbrokers who lived alone had adopted a pet car or dog, they were able to face stress with less ______ than their counterparts without pets. |
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| A) blood pressure increase |
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| One possible explanation for the longer life expectancy of religiously active people is that |
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| C) their sympathetic nervous system responds to stress with greater arousal |
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| Emotions consist of which the following components? |
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| D) all of these components |
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| Children in New York, Nigeria, and New Zealand smil when they are happy and frown when they are sad. This suggests that |
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| D) facial expressions of emotion are universal and biologically determined |
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| Physical illnesses, such as hypertension and some headaches, that are not caused by an organic disorder but instead seem linked to stress are referred to as ______ ilnesses. |
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| Using emotional, behavioral, or cognitive methods to alleviate stress is known as |
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| Who is the LEAST likely to display personal emotions openly? |
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| D) Yoko, a dentist in Japan |
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| Which of the following is true regarding happiness? |
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| D) people who are socially outgoing or who exercise regularly tend to be happier |
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| You have just transferred to a new campus and find yourself in a potentially stressful environment. According to the text, which of the following would help you cope with the stress? |
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| D) all of these things would help |
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