The Loss of Color (Coral Bleaching)in Coral Reef Organisms Can

question 26

Multiple Choice

The loss of color (coral bleaching) in coral reef organisms can be a result of:

• A)crown-of-thorn sea stars.
• B)fungal parasites.
• C)increased sediment loads.
• D)increase in zooxanthellae concentrations
• E)loss of zooxanthellae.

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Definitions:

Schachter and Singer's

Psychologists who proposed the two-factor theory of emotion, suggesting that emotion is based on physiological arousal and cognitive labels.

Plutchik's

Refers to Robert Plutchik's psychoevolutionary theory of emotion, which categorizes emotions into eight primary types forming a wheel.

James-Lange

A theory of emotion that posits emotions arise from physiological responses to stimuli, rather than being the cause of such responses.

Cannon-Bard

A theory in psychology that suggests emotions and physiological reactions occur simultaneously and independently in response to a stimulus.