A Response to the Threat of Future Loss Is to ________

question 479

Multiple Choice

A response to the threat of future loss is to ________ as a response to past and current loss is to ________.

• A) learned helplessness;a negative explanatory style
• B) anxiety;depression
• C) behavior;cognition
• D) conditioning;biology

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Definitions:

Gesture-Call System

A form of nonverbal communication involving bodily motions and vocal sounds used to convey messages, commonly observed in animals and early human development.

Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

A theory in linguistics that suggests that the structure of a language influences its speakers' worldview or cognition, and thus people's perceptions are relative to their spoken language.

Chomskian Linguistics

A branch of theoretical linguistics founded by Noam Chomsky, focusing on the inherent structures of language and the cognitive capacities necessary for language acquisition.