Suppose Someone Asked You Right Now to Think of a Time

question 321

Multiple Choice

Suppose someone asked you right now to think of a time when you were treated unfairly. It is very likely that the simple memory of what was done to you would evoke some feelings of anger and/or other emotions that you experienced in response to this particular event. The fact that you can do this in response to this person's request best demonstrates how

• A)emotions can be triggered by internal or external stimuli
• B)most emotions are triggered by external stimuli
• C)emotional comparisons can make people feel worse
• D)emotions include both instrumental and expressive behaviours

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Definitions:

Summary

A brief statement or account of the main points of something.

Mnemonist

An individual with the ability to remember vast amounts of information, sometimes with the help of advanced mnemonic techniques.

Hypnotist

A practitioner who induces a state of consciousness in a person in which they purportedly lose the power of voluntary action and become highly responsive to suggestion or direction.

Plausible

An adjective describing something that appears to be reasonable or probable, making it worthy of belief or acceptance.