The Crew of the Starship Becomes Addicted to a Type

question 71

Multiple Choice

The crew of the starship becomes addicted to a type of video game because the pleasure center in their brains is stimulated each time they scored.They eventually play the game nearly constantly and experience a pleasurable emotion without having to interpret a physiological reaction or think about the situational cause of their emotion.This is most supportive of which theory of emotion?

• A) optimal arousal
• B) Cannon's central
• C) James's peripheral
• D) Schachter-Singer

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

A variable in an experiment or model that is manipulated or categorized to observe its effect on the dependent variable(s).

Least Squares Estimate

A statistical method used to determine the line of best fit by minimizing the sum of the squares of the differences between observed values and those predicted by the model.

Independent Variable

In scientific research, the factor that is deliberately adjusted or controlled to test its effect on the outcome being studied.

Regression Equation

A formula that represents the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables, used to predict or estimate outcomes.