LaVonne Is Majoring in Engineering,but She Dislikes All of Her

question 141

Multiple Choice

LaVonne is majoring in engineering,but she dislikes all of her engineering classes and loves all of her government classes.One day,when LaVonne is reading political science to avoid reading engineering,she decides to change her major and become a lawyer.LaVonne's decision reflects which quality of emotions?

• A) They increase the probability of survival and reproduction.
• B) They provide cues to facilitate interpersonal dynamics.
• C) They provide information about significant personal goals.
• D) They increase the probability of avoiding immediate danger.

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Definitions:

Psychoneuroimmunology

An interdisciplinary field that studies the interaction between psychological processes, the nervous system, and the immune system, and their effects on health.

Prevalence

The proportion of a population found to have a condition or disease at a specific time.

Incidence

The frequency of emerging instances of an illness or condition within a particular group of people over a set timeframe.

Independent Variable

In an experiment or clinical trial, the variable that represents the presumed cause of an effect or outcome.