The Experience of Being Ostracized Has Been Found to Be

question 34

Multiple Choice

The experience of being ostracized has been found to be

• A) fleeting and relatively harmless.
• B) more disturbing for women than for men.
• C) similar in brain activation to the experience of physical pain.
• D) likely to lead to gun use and other forms of violence.

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Definitions:

Perception

The process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions to give meaning to their environment, involves integrating sensory experiences with existing knowledge and expectations.

Conjunction of Features

The process in perception involving the integration of multiple stimuli attributes to recognize a pattern.

Visual Search

The process of actively scanning the environment to locate a particular object or feature among other distractors.

Target

An object or goal that a person or system aims to achieve or hit.