Psychologists Have Emphasized That People Experience the Fight-Or-Flight Response More

question 29

Multiple Choice

Psychologists have emphasized that people experience the fight-or-flight response more than the tend-and-befriend response because

• A) the former has greater adaptive value.
• B) the research has largely been done with males.
• C) research supports the former but not the latter.
• D) avoidance responses are more important to survival than are approach responses.

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Definitions:

Fattening Foods

Foods that are high in calories and low in nutritional value, often contributing to weight gain.

Strong Aversion

A powerful feeling of disgust or intense dislike towards a particular object, situation, or activity, leading to avoidance behavior.

Anorexia And Bulimia

Eating disorders characterized respectively by an abnormally low body weight due to excessive dieting (anorexia) and by binge eating followed by purging (bulimia).

Preoccupation With Food

An excessive focus on food, eating habits, and dietary concerns, which may lead to or indicate eating disorders.