You and a Friend Are Lost While Walking on a Street

question 46

Multiple Choice

You and a friend are lost while walking on a street in a foreign city. A stranger approaches, and you are concerned that the stranger may try to mug you. Your friend assumes that the stranger is approaching to give you directions. As the stranger approaches, you experience fear, but your friend experiences relief. Your different emotional reactions can be explained by the______ theory of emotion.

• A) physiological
• B) neurological
• C) affective
• D) cognitive

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Definitions:

Genotype

An individual’s genetic makeup.

Phenotype

An individual’s actual characteristics.

Motor Neurons

Specialized neurons that initiate and conduct impulses to muscles and glands, facilitating movement and secretion.

Special Receptors

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