Every Now and Then, If Both Starting Goalies Are Injured

question 474

Multiple Choice

Every now and then, if both starting goalies are injured or otherwise unable to play, an NHL team requires an emergency backup goalie. These goalies are usually not professionals and the rare opportunity to play in a real NHL game could be terrifying, exciting, or a mixture of both. Sometimes they even win (just ask David Ayres, who defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in that very situation!) . According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion, how would the cognitive appraisal of an emergency goalie be relevant for predicting the emotions they experiences when they step on the ice?

• A)It would influence the signal that is sent from your thalamus and processed in your cerebral cortex.
• B)It would influence the signal that is sent from your thalamus and processed in your internal organs.
• C)It would influence the signal that is sent from your hypothalamus and processed in your cerebral cortex.
• D)It would influence the signal that is sent from your hypothalamus and processed in your internal organs.
• E)According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion, your cognitive appraisal of the situation would not influence your emotional state.

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