Suppose That Peter Hates His Job as a Medical Assistant

question 12

Multiple Choice

Suppose that Peter hates his job as a medical assistant. Research on the panic button effect would suggest that Peter would hate his job less if ____.

• A) he felt that could quit at any time and get a different job
• B) he thought about how much unhappier he would be if he lost his job and became homeless
• C) he considered how much his job helped to relieve people's stress and discomfort
• D) he thought about how he would feel if he were rushed to the hospital and there was no one there to help him

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Definitions:

Hippocampus

A region of the brain involved in the formation of new memories and is also associated with learning and emotions.

Lateralization

The tendency for some neural functions or cognitive processes to be more dominant in one hemisphere of the brain than the other.

Amygdala

A region of the brain involved in experiencing emotions, such as fear and pleasure.

Motor Cortex

A region of the cerebral cortex involved in the planning, control, and execution of voluntary movements.