Why Is Reading Such an Essential Part of Lifelong Learning

question 24

Multiple Choice

Why is reading such an essential part of lifelong learning?

• A)Decisions need to be made based on current information,not what you used to know.
• B)Friends put pressure on you to read best-sellers.
• C)Reading is a good way to pass time.
• D)An impressive reading list is attractive to the opposite sex.

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Definitions:

Walter Cannon

An influential American physiologist known for his work on the fight-or-flight response and coining the term "homeostasis" for the body's attempt to maintain internal stability.

Feel Sorry

Experiencing regret, guilt, or sadness over an action or situation, often wishing one had acted differently.

Cannon-Bard Theory

A theory of emotion that proposes emotions and physiological responses occur simultaneously, and one does not cause the other.

Schachter and Singer's

Psychologists who proposed the two-factor theory of emotion, suggesting that emotion is based on physiological arousal and cognitive labels.