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Mary learns that whenever her brother Tom shares his toys with her, her mother gives Tom a piece of candy. Mary starts sharing her toys with her friends when they come over in the hopes of getting a similar reward. Mary’s learning to share is an example of:

_________ refers to the thinking processes of perception, learning, problem solving, judgment and memory.

The General Adaptation Syndrome indicates that we experience a biological reaction to stress that occurs in three phases. Our initial response to a stressor is followed by expending considerable energy to adapt to the stressor. If the stressor is prolonged, it may result in a loss of energy and a susceptibility to serious illness. The correct order of the three phases is:

Cognitive therapists believe that problematic feelings and behaviors are typically due to:

Which of the following is NOT one of the major symptoms of schizophrenia?

Dr. Wilson believes that inner-city teens vandalize and steal because they see gang members in their neighborhood engaging in criminal activities like that. Her explanation of teenage criminal behavior best illustrates which perspective in psychology?

The results from a study using which type of research method would be the least likely to generalize to (or apply to) a broader population?

The facial feedback hypothesis states that if our face expresses a particular emotion this should __________ that emotional state.

According to the two-factor (Singer Schachter) theory, the two basic components of emotions before we feel the emtion are __________________ and _____________________.

Given what we know about the theories of emotion, fill out the three theories for the emotion of fear upon seeing a ferocious dog running right at you.  You will use the terms listed below. (1 pt each box) (7 total) Be sure to ONLY use  the following terms:    “Pounding heart (arousal)” “Fear (emotion)”  “Cognitive label (“I’m afraid”)” In other words, use ONLY the terms above to fill in the appropriate response of the three choices in each box: “A: [A]” “B: [B]” “C: [C]” “D: [D]” “E: [E]” “F: [F]” “G: [G]”