You and a Friend Are Lost While Walking on a Street

question 46

Multiple Choice

You and a friend are lost while walking on a street in a foreign city. A stranger approaches, and you are concerned that the stranger may try to mug you. Your friend assumes that the stranger is approaching to give you directions. As the stranger approaches, you experience fear, but your friend experiences relief. Your different emotional reactions can be explained by the______ theory of emotion.

• A) physiological
• B) neurological
• C) affective
• D) cognitive

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Definitions:

Electroencephalogram

A test that measures electrical activity in the brain using small electrodes attached to the scalp, used in the diagnosis of neurological conditions.

Voltmeter

Device that measures the strength of electrical voltage by recording the difference in electrical potential between two points.

Current Meter

An instrument used for measuring the velocity and direction of water flow in rivers, streams, and oceans.

Patch Technique

A method in electrophysiology that involves sealing a tiny glass pipette onto a small patch of cell membrane to study ion channels.