You Promised a Friend to Pick Him Up After Work

question 24

Multiple Choice

You promised a friend to pick him up after work.As you arrive at home, your friend calls you and says that he has been waiting for over an hour for you to pick him up.You realize that you have not lived up to your promise and feel shame.Lazarus would say that your feeling of shame occurred because of your

• A)individual attribution.
• B)emotional appraisal.
• C)cognitive distinction.
• D)facial feedback.

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Definitions:

Neural Impulses

Neural impulses are the electrical signals that travel along neurons, facilitating communication within the brain and between the brain and the rest of the body.

Sensory Receptors

Specialized cells or nerve endings that respond to changes in the environment by converting external stimuli into electrical signals for the nervous system.

Sense Modalities

Refer to the different ways in which the body gathers information from the environment through the senses, such as sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell.

Neurochemical Process

Involves the interactions and functions of neurotransmitters, chemicals that transmit signals across a neurosynaptic gap from one neuron to another in the brain.