When Tested in a Laboratory Study, Reese Identified the Statement

question 119

Multiple Choice

When tested in a laboratory study, Reese identified the statement, "Cows make milk" as true faster than she did the statement "Cows breathe air." What does this likely indicate about the relationship between categories in her semantic network?

• A) Cows and breathing air are closer together than milk and breathing air.
• B) Milk is a basic level category.
• C) Cows and milk are closer together than cows and breathing air.
• D) Animals that breathe is a basic level category.

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Definitions:

Two-Factor Theory

A concept in psychology that proposes emotional experiences arise from a combination of a state of physiological arousal and a cognitive interpretation of that arousal.

Physiological Reaction

A bodily response to a stimulus, such as an increase in heart rate, sweating, or the release of adrenaline, often not under conscious control and indicative of physiological processes.

Arousal Level

The physiological and psychological state of being awoken or stimulated to action.

Self-Discrepancy Theory

The theory that people feel anxiety when they fall short of how they ought to be but feel sad when they fall short of how they ideally want to be.