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:

Mere Exposure

A psychological phenomenon where repeated exposure to a stimulus increases an individual's preference for that stimulus.

Implicit Association Test (IAT)

A psychological test designed to measure the strength of an individual's automatic associations between mental representations of objects (concepts) in memory.

Prosocial Behavior

Refers to voluntary actions that are intended to help or benefit another individual or group of individuals.

Modern Racism

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