A Student Is Driving to School When Another Driver Nearly

question 15

Multiple Choice

A student is driving to school when another driver nearly hits her. Her heart begins beating harder and faster as she becomes aroused and scared. Which of the following stages of the general adaptation syndrome is she experiencing?

• A) Alarm stage
• B) Stage of resistance
• C) Adaptation
• D) Exhaustion

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Definitions:

Associative Learning

A learning process that involves connecting a stimulus with a response or connecting two stimuli together.

Observational Learning

A learning process where individuals change their behaviors or acquire new skills by watching and imitating others.

Distinction

The act of differentiating or distinguishing between two or more things, based on characteristics or qualities.

Insight Learning

A form of problem solving where the solution suddenly comes to the individual in what seems like a sudden stroke of enlightenment.