What Is the "American Century

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Short Answer

What is the "American Century"?

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Definitions:

Physiological Needs

The basic physical requirements for human survival, such as air, water, food, shelter, and sleep, which must be met to achieve a basic level of health.

Cognitive Appraisal Theory

A model of emotion stating that a person's cognitive response to a situation determines their emotional experience.

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

A theory proposing that people experience discomfort (dissonance) when their beliefs or behaviors are inconsistent, often leading to a change in one to reduce the dissonance.

Cannon-Bard Theory

A theory of emotion that argues emotions and physiological responses occur simultaneously and independently, rather than one causing the other.