Which of the Following Is NOT True with Regard to Gender

question 319

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true with regard to gender differences in emotion?

• A) Men are less reactive than women, experiencing less elevation in blood pressure, heart rate, and epinephrine.
• B) There is little evidence that one sex feels more emotion than the other.
• C) Women are more sensitive to other people's emotional states than men.
• D) Women are more likely than men to ruminate about, and thus prolong, feelings of depression and sadness.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A method of acquiring knowledge through the linkage between an external stimulus and an innate stimulus, which yields a reactive behavior.

Positive Reinforcement

A method in behavior modification that involves rewarding a desired behavior, thereby increasing the likelihood that the behavior will happen again.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral principle where the removal of an unpleasant stimulus following a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Positive Reinforcement

An increase in the future frequency of a behavior due to the addition of a stimulus immediately following a response.