Imagine You Studied for This Psychology Exam with Two of Your

question 150

Multiple Choice

Imagine you studied for this psychology exam with two of your classmates.If one classmate,Becky,was very nervous and "stressed-out" about the exam,and the other classmate,Craig,thought the exam "wasn't a big deal," their differing attitudes are most consistent with the finding that

• A) some people use constructive coping techniques to reduce stress
• B) people's appraisal of stressful events are highly objective
• C) people's appraisals of stressful events are highly subjective
• D) males experience many events as less stressful than females

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Definitions:

Hippocampus

A region of the brain associated with learning and memory, particularly transferring short-term memory to long-term memory.

Anterograde Amnesia

The inability to form new memories following a traumatic event, though memory for events before the event is usually intact.

Retrograde Amnesia

A loss of memory-access to events that occurred, or information that was learned, before an incident that caused the amnesia.

Global Amnesia

A rare condition involving a sudden and severe loss of memory, usually temporary, affecting the ability to recall recent and remote events.