Two Search-And-Rescue Teams Leave Base Camp at the Same Time

question 63

Multiple Choice

Two search-and-rescue teams leave base camp at the same time, looking for a lost child. The first team, on horseback, heads north at 2 mph, and the other team, on foot, heads south at 1 mph. How long will it take them to search a distance of 9 miles between them?

• A) 5.5 hours
• B) 3 hours
• C) 4 hours
• D) 3.5 hours
• E) 4.5 hours

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Definitions:

Schachter's Two-factor Theory

A psychological theory proposing that emotion arises from physiological arousal and cognitive labeling of the cause of that arousal.

Emotional Experience

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Primary Reaction

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James-Lange Theory

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