A Person Is More Likely to Help Another Person in an Emergency

question 356

Multiple Choice

A person is more likely to help another person in an emergency when

• A)the rewards of helping outweigh the costs.
• B)the potential helper feels empathic arousal.
• C)the potential helper is in a state of heightened arousal.
• D)all of these are present.

Explore the concept of sensory adaptation and its functional significance in daily life.

Differentiate between various types of sensory deafness and understand their causes.

Understand the structure and function of tactile receptors in human skin.

Describe the impact of nonfunctional receptors on sensation.

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Definitions:

Instinct

An innate, typically fixed pattern of behavior in animals that is responsive to specific stimuli and critical for survival.

Memory

The processes by which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved.

Functional Fixedness

A cognitive bias that limits a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used, preventing them from seeing potential alternative uses.

Mental Set

A tendency to approach situations in a certain way because that method worked in the past, possibly hindering the ability to find alternative solutions.