Within Only a Few Seconds, Ana Determines That She Does

question 220

Multiple Choice

Within only a few seconds, Ana determines that she does not wish to be at this fraternity party and makes a hasty exit back to her dorm. This immediate, intuitive reaction of Ana's is an example of

• A)the "AHA! experience."
• B)"thin-slicing."
• C)protective displacement.
• D)proxemics.

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Definitions:

Libido

A term used in psychoanalytic theory to denote the energy of the sexual drive.

Neurosis

Describes a class of functional mental disorders involving chronic distress but neither delusions nor hallucinations, making it difficult to cope with life.

Hypnosis

A trance-like state of focused attention and increased suggestibility, often used for therapeutic purposes.

Visual Cortex

The part of the cerebral cortex responsible for processing visual information, located in the occipital lobe of the brain.