Three Major Components That Psychologists Focus on When Defining "Emotion

question 108

Multiple Choice

Three major components that psychologists focus on when defining "emotion" are:

• A) facial muscles, bodily changes, and stress.
• B) physiological changes, cognitive processes, and action tendencies.
• C) the alarm phase, the resistance phase, and the exhaustion phase.
• D) social rules, cultural rules, and relationship rules.

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Definitions:

Estrogens

A class of hormones, including estradiol, that are more prevalent in females; they are associated with the development of the secondary and primary sex characteristics and with sexual behavior.

Androgens

A class of hormones, including testosterone, that are more prevalent in males; they are associated with the development of the secondary and primary sex characteristics and with sexual behavior.

Ovaries

The female gonads (sex glands); they release the sex hormones and produce the cells that females use for sexual reproduction, called eggs.

Testes

The male gonads (sex glands); they release the sex hormones and produce the cells that males use for sexual reproduction, called sperm.