You and Your Mother Are Riding One of the Fastest

question 759

Multiple Choice

You and your mother are riding one of the fastest roller coasters in the country.Your interpretation of your adrenaline rush is delight, while your mother interprets her adrenaline rush as fear.Your different interpretations illustrate which theory of emotion?

• A) the common sense theory
• B) the James-Lange theory
• C) Schachter's cognitive theory
• D) the Cannon-Bard theory

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Definitions:

Criminalization

The process by which behaviors and individuals are transformed into crime and criminals by making such behaviors illegal and subject to penal sanctions.

Punitive Social Control

The imposition of penalties or punishment by society or its institutions to enforce conformity and discourage deviance.

Victor M. Rios

A sociologist known for his work on understanding the lives of young men entangled in the criminal justice system, focusing on issues of youth, race, and education.

Intersectionality

A framework for understanding how various aspects of a person's social and political identities combine to create different modes of discrimination and privilege.