Dan Really Doesn't Feel Like Riding the Stationary Bicycle Today

question 197

Multiple Choice

Dan really doesn't feel like riding the stationary bicycle today, but he doesn't want the people around him to think he is a slacker. If he decides to continue exercising, what concept might explain his actions?

• A) social productivity
• B) social loafing
• C) social facilitation
• D) social idleness

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Definitions:

Hypothalamus

A region of the brain that plays a central role in controlling hormones, body temperature, hunger, thirst, fatigue, sleep, and circadian cycles.

Amygdala

A region of the brain that is crucial for emotion processing, particularly fear and pleasure, influencing both emotional responses and memory formation.

Ethology

The scientific study of animal behavior, often with a focus on behavior under natural conditions, and viewing behavior as an evolutionarily adaptive trait.

Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis

Originally the idea that aggression is always preceded by frustration and that frustration inevitably leads to aggression. Revised to suggest that frustration produces an emotional readiness to aggress.