Our Need to Belong Is Most Clearly Threatened by

question 43

Multiple Choice

Our need to belong is most clearly threatened by

• A) chain migration.
• B) drive reduction.
• C) ostracism.
• D) unit bias.

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Definitions:

Thalamus

Structure in the forebrain that acts as a relay center for incoming sensory information and outgoing motor information.

Neuromatrix Theory

A theory proposing that pain is a multidimensional experience produced by the brain, involving various neural networks rather than direct sensory input alone.

Melzack

Refers to Ronald Melzack, a Canadian psychologist well-known for co-creating the gate control theory of pain.

Gate Control Theory

A theory proposing that the spinal cord contains a neurological "gate" that either blocks pain signals or allows them to continue to the brain.