Components A, B, and C Are Connected in Series

question 17

Multiple Choice

Components A, B, and C are connected in series. Component D is connected in parallel to component B. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A) The system works only if A works, B or C works, and D works.
• B) Component B must work for the system to work.
• C) The system works when A works, C, works, and either B or D works.
• D) Components B and C are backups to A.
• E) The system works if D works, and any of A, B, or C works.

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Definitions:

Emotion-arousing Stimulus

Any event or object in the environment that triggers a specific emotional response.

James-Lange Theory

The theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli.

Cannon-Bard Theory

The theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses and (2) the subjective experience of emotion.

Physiological Arousal

A state of physical alertness and activation that is often a response to a stimulus or emotional state.