Who Is the Best Example of a Type a Personality

question 127

Multiple Choice

Who is the best example of a type A personality?

• A) Mara,an irritable,impatient teacher
• B) Rashida,a highly intelligent,introverted librarian
• C) Wilma,a friendly,altruistic social worker
• D) Charisse,a fun-loving,self-indulgent university student

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Definitions:

Emotion-arousing Stimulus

Any event or object in the environment that triggers a specific emotional response.

James-Lange Theory

The theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli.

Cannon-Bard Theory

The theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses and (2) the subjective experience of emotion.

Physiological Arousal

A state of physical alertness and activation that is often a response to a stimulus or emotional state.