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Which theory of emotion states that your body reacts before you experience an emotion?

Physical arousal has to be interpreted cognitively before it is experienced as a specific emotion, according to __________.

Brody has just had an orgasm. However, his partner is still excited and wants Brody to continue his sexual activity. Unfortunately, Brody has lost his erection. Brody is probably now in the __________.

Paul Ekman and his colleagues gathered abundant evidence supporting the universality of at least __________ basic facial expressions of emotion.

To explain the human universality and variability of emotions, Ekman and his associates __________.

“Children observe the world around them and develop mental concepts to represent the concepts of male and female. They then develop a concept of their own gender and adjust their behaviors to be consistent with that concept.” This statement is the foundation of __________ theory.

Warty growths on the genitalia are caused by __________.

One of the problems associated with asthma is that once patients experience difficulty breathing, they often make their symptoms worse by concentrating on them and/or worrying about them. Consequently, many doctors include relaxation exercises as part of a treatment program to prevent patients from making their asthmatic reactions worse. This example of how our awareness of physiological changes can influence or even cause subsequent emotions is MOST supportive of which of the following theories of emotion?

Sexual __________ refers to enduring sexual attraction toward members of one’s own sex, the opposite sex, or both.

The acceptance of positive stereotypes regarding gender can lead to __________.